Jockey William Otero earned the 2,000th win of his career last night at Penn National. More than 70 percent of his victories have come at the Grantville oval.
Virginia-bred Hard Enough handled Monmouth’s three year-old turfers in the Restoration and Jersey Derby. Saturday’s G3 Kent Stakes at Delaware is next on his agenda.
Claiming activity continued apace this week in the mid-Atlantic, with all numbers essentially the same as last week’s, in our newest Claimbox report.
Mid-Atlantic handle rose significantly over the holiday weekend, and Labor Day handle rose by nearly a third versus last year, in our HandleTrak report.
“If a horse can’t outrun a fat man, it don’t matter who his daddy is,” trainer Charlie Frankfort explains. Fair point. Meet Charlie in our Midweek Movie.
One hard-knocking star scored, another just missed, and Edge of Reality took the G3 Smarty Jones as Parx kicked off a big September.
Trainer Hugh McMahon and rider JD Acosta took top honors at the Maryland State Fair meet at Timonium, which concluded today.
Jockey JD Acosta rode four winners on Sunday at Timonium — his second four-win day — to assume a commanding lead in the leading rider standings.
What’s it tell you when a Hall of Fame trainer puts a maiden in a stake? Chalky has thoughts on this, and more, in our Four on the Floor feature.
Four stakes — three graded — top a day with more than $1 million in purses on Labor Day at Parx. Stars like Ben’s Cat, Eldaafer, and Pool Play hope for the spotlight.