Six years ago Phil Schoenthal learned the danger of jinxing his horses. Saturday he avoided that, and Miss Behaviour romped in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
More than 200 horses are nominated to five open Laurel stakes next week, with no name bigger than expected Laurel Dash entrant Ben’s Cat.
Handicapper and author Bobby Zen shares his thoughts on the Pennsylvania Derby. Let’s just say.. he wants Candy.
California Chrome. Untapable. Miss Behaviour. Graded stakes at three different tracks. What’s on tap this weekend is a heady brew, indeed.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll in which three-year-olds and their elders faced off, five-year-old PA-bred Real Solution earned the top spot.
American Derby winner Divine Oath will seek his second graded win in the Grade 3 Kent Stakes at Delaware on Saturday, when he faces six sophomore rivals.
Claiming activity picked up during the past week, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
The goal in creating the Charles Town Oaks was to find a cozy spot on the calendar to create a “splash event.” Six years later, it’s mission accomplished.
Speedy Miss Behaviour, recently second in a pair of graded Saratoga races, headlines a solid group in Saturday’s Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
In this second of two parts, new Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association president Tim Keefe discusses the organization’s governance and accountability.