Guys Reward, a horse trainer Dale Romans describes as a “hard campaigner,” took the second graded stake of his 2014 season in the Grade 3 Oceanport.
Starstruck snapped a six-race losing streak by powering between horses to win her second consecutive Matchmaker Stakes.
Majestic River sat a perfect trip before powering home to a comfortable score in the Grade 2 Molly Pitcher at Monmouth Park.
Higher level races will see a purse reduction at Delaware Park as the track adjusts for reduced funding from its under-pressure casino.
Sophomore Social Inclusion will run in tomorrow’s Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park without using the anti-bleeder medication Lasix.
The lone Midlantic-bred running in a stake at Saratoga today has been scratched.
Monmouth’s biggest weekend, plus a pair of state-bred stakes at Parx, are all on tap this weekend.
Just one stake at Saratoga, with one Midlantic-bred slated to run. Maryland-bred Joint Custody will fly the region’s colors.
Big wins by Ben’s Cat and Daring Dancer stamped those two as the next big challengers for Top Midlantic-bred Poll leaders Real Solution and Storming Inti.
The filly Untapable has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite for Sunday’s Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.