Jockey Ramon Moya overcame heroin addiction and on Sunday logged his first stakes win in 10 years marking the next step in his comeback.
Six days after running third at Parx, Bronx Beauty bounced back to take the Regret Stakes at Monmouth and give jockey Isaac Castillo his first stakes win.
Three graded winners, including Grade 1 winner Wicked Whisper and Grade 2 winner Tonalist’s Shape, will clash in Friday’s Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Hopeful Growth, well beaten last out in the Delaware Oaks, bounced back in style to win the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks Saturday.
Hopeful Growth is among the contenders for Saturday’s G3 Delaware Oaks, and trainer Anthony Margotta is hoping this is the first of an Oaks trio.
Monday’s big card at Parx Racing brought some clarity to the 2019 MATCH Series, but it also confirmed the Series will come down to the final weekend.
If ever a trainer has had an emotional day, it was Anthony Margotta, who buried a close friend in the morning and won a stake at night.
Trainer Anthony Margotta, Jr. climbed racing’s highest peaks before losing everything to addiction. His comeback continues Saturday, when he sends out Teresa Z in the Delaware Handicap.
Grade 1 winners Elate and Unbridled Mo top Saturday’s Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, which features a field of nine.
Four-year-old Teresa Z swept to victory in the $100,000 Obeah Saturday at Delaware Park and now will likely try her hand in the Delaware Handicap.