Top runners from trainers Graham Motion and John Servis will aim for the top prize in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Delaware Handicap — but it won’t be easy.
Main Sequence, the 2014 Eclipse champion turf horse and older male, has been retired, his connections said.
Undefeated sophomore filly Lady Eli has contracted laminitis, trainer Chad Brown said in a statement.
Maryland stud Friesan Fire, the 2009 Kentucky Derby post-time favorite, sired his first winner when Morning Fire scored at Parx this weekend.
American Pharoah continues to tower over the field.
Three graded races among the weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes — and some amazing performances.
Ben’s Cat was a non-threatening sixth in yesterday’s Grade 3 Parx Dash, but he was doing fine the morning after, said trainer King Leatherbury.
What’s on tap: two graded stakes at Delaware, another at Parx, and more!
Saturday’s G3 Parx Dash will feature a number of familiar rivals, including the headliner: ageless Ben’s Cat.
Saturday’s Long Branch at Monmouth Park offers one last chance for horses to earn an invitation to the Grade 1 Haskell.