This year’s edition of the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic has attracted a wide-open full field, with Skippylongstocking and Doppelganger among the contenders.
In a race reminiscent of the great Blind Luck-Havre de Grace showdown, Idiomatic took a Delaware Handicap thriller over Classy Edition.
Doppelganger, who gave trainer Brittany Russell and rider Jevian Toledo their first G1 wins, is expected to start next in the Met Mile at Belmont Park.
Laurel-based Doppelganger and Parx-based Repo Rocks ran one-two in Saturday’s Grade 1 Carter Handicap at the Big A.