Stellar Wind has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2017 — the second time she’s earned that honor in three years, and the first horse to win it more than once.
At yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton November sale, 19 horses, including two bred in the Mid-Atlantic, fetched winning bids over $1 million.
Gun Runner was Gun Runner and the result was a dazzling Breeders’ Cup Classic win; in other BC races, Midlantic-breds struggled.
Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella is the top mover in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, released today, rising to third place overall.
Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind lead the latest Top Midlantic-bred Polls, while poll members Irish War Cry and Page McKenney are in action.
There was little change in the Top Midlantic-bred Polls released today,as Mor Spirit and Irish War Cry topped their respective divisions.
Mor Spirit, smashing winner of the Met Mile, now leads the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll.
A pair of runners on the Top Midlantic-bred Polls are favored in Grade 1 races this weekend.
Stellar Wind’s victory in the G1 Apple Blossom moved her to the head of the Top Midlantic-bred class, while Irish War Cry is tops among three-year-olds.
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Finest City is favored in Friday’s La Troienne at Churchill Downs and is one of just two Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes that day.