Maryland-bred Future Is Now scored an upset in the G2 Intercontinental at Saratoga, leaving her owner-breeder very happy, a little irritated, and hopeful.
Maryland-bred Studlydoright rallied to upset the Tremont Stakes at Saratoga Thursday, capping a whirlwind two days of wins for trainer Jerry Robb.
Owner-breeder-trainer Lizzie Merryman had offers on Witty, but they weren’t life-changing. He is, she says, as he heads into the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico.
Family connections abounded as Post Time won the Carter, and owner Ellen Charles thinks her star may get a little bit extra from that.
Trainer Butch Reid had a career year in 2023. With a horse on the Triple Crown trail and another nearing $1 million in earnings, 2023 could be better still.
Racing’s a tough game for the “small guy,” says Beth Metrenas Watts, but this past Maryland Million day, Disputed Claim gave her whole family a smile.
Roses for Debra has been first past the post in every start on turf and synthetic, a streak she’ll put on the line in Saturday’s G3 Turf Monster at Parx.
Nutella Fella, just a $12,000 yearling, gave Delaware-based Bell Gable Stable their first-ever graded stakes win when he pulled a shocker in the G1 Hopeful.
The just-completed Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of select yearling represented a milestone for one Maryland farm and showcased a new dimension for another.
Yo Yo Candy sprung a major upset in Saratoga’s Sanford Stakes, surprising even owner Tom Lamont and his Happy Tenth Stable.