Four Midlantic-breds tackled Churchill Downs stakes on Friday, but none will face the starter on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card.
Knicks Go today was named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2020 in polling conducted by Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred and The Racing Biz.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2020, it’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Knicks Go, one of 7 Maryland-breds, who zooms to the head of the class.
Fiya, undefeated in three tries on the turf, puts that streak on the line in Saturday’s Maryland Million Turf Sprint, in which he is a solid favorite.