Legendary earned his first stake win, and gave trainer Niall Saville his, in the Japan Racing Association.
After a 20-month injury break, Bern Identity has now ripped off three wins in just over a month after a flashy score in the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
Favored Sheer Drama proved much the best to win the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park.
Vielsalm and trainer Dylan Smith both nabbed their first stakes victories when the horse ran down the entire field to win the All Brandy at Laurel Park.
President Tim Keefe and the other newly chosen officers of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) promised a “new direction” for the group.
Trainer Ben Perkins, Jr. will send out three runners at Saturday’s New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, including solid favorite Rainbow Heir in the NJ Breeders.
On tap: Laurel opens with four stakes, while Parx and Monmouth host their biggest days for state-breds.
Claiming activity dipped but remained solid, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
Hard-hitting Eighttofasttocatch will make his return to the races Saturday as Laurel Park’s fall meet kicks off.
National handle in August dipped versus that of a year ago, as did the number of starters, in our HandleTrak report.