August 6: Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
A lone stake, a lone Midlantic-bred, and a long way to run at Saratoga.
A lone stake, a lone Midlantic-bred, and a long way to run at Saratoga.
Main Sequence seemed unlikely to accomplish much. Then he found his way to Graham Motion’s Fair Hill barn and won the G1 United Nations. A star was born.
Fortune Pearl earned her first stakes victory with an impressive score in Saturday’s Grade 2 Delaware Oaks.
A full field is slated to run in Saturday’s Robert Dick Memorial at Delaware Park, and Graham Motion will have two shots at a seventh win in the event.
The rich get richer as trainer Todd Pletcher won Pimlico’s $50,000 bonus for stakes performances last weekend. Local trainers finished second and third.
Ilikecandy took the bulk of the wagering money and proved the bettors prescient, cruising to a seven-length win in the Maryland Racing Media Stakes.
Our “Favorite things” series revisits some of our — and your — favorite stories, pictures, and videos of 2013.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Tesio runner-up Heat Press looks to get back on track in Delaware’s closing day feature, the Barbaro Stakes, but he’ll have to contend with red-hot Revocation.