A defeat last out might have ended Game on Dude’s racing career. Instead, the 7 year-old won impressively and is 4-5 for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic.
Seven runners, including defending champ Game on Dude, are scheduled to tackle the $1.5 million, Grade 2 Charles Town Classic on Saturday night.
In today’s RaceBrief, leading Pimlico rider Trevor McCarthy gets suspended, and Charles Town rider Victor Rodriguez gets off his mount — in mid-race.
Defending champ Game on Dude led a quartet of shippers who arrived in West Virginia today for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic,
Wise Dan’s return was impressive, but not enough to displace Game On Dude atop the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, and Arkansas Derby winner Danza debuted.
Our RaceBrief racing notebook grabs some of yesterday’s highlights and looks ahead to the future.
Today in Racing History, Garden State Park’s grandstand burned to the ground. The track reopened eight years later, then closed for good in 2001.
Kennesaw Mountain stuck his nose in front at the head of the lane and held off D C Dancer in a long duel to the wire, his third straight win, at Pimlico.
Today in Racing History, Dave’s Friend won his debut by a dozen lengths — the start of a career in which he won 35 times and earned over $1 million.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.