Speed was deadly in a trio of Friday evening turf stakes at Penn National, with Bartlett, Jean Valjean, and Jes See Me the beneficiaries.
Chub Wagon made her first 2022 start a winning one, as she inched past Hey Mamaluke late to win the Power by Far, one of two PA-bred stakes at Parx Monday.
Three-year-old Beren continued his romp through 2021, dominating the Crowd Pleaser Stakes at Parx Racing to win by nine lengths.
The fast-improving Chilly in Charge may have been the most impressive winner of Turning for Home Day at Parx Racing.
A graded stake, two for PA-breds, and another split into divisions were among this weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes.
What’s on tap: a couple for PA-breds, plus a graded event at Monmouth.
Monmouth’s biggest weekend, plus a pair of state-bred stakes at Parx, are all on tap this weekend.