Ten-year-old Oak Bluffs won for the 21st time in his career Thursday at Laurel Park and gave trainer Mary Eppler her 900th career win.
Nine-year-old Oak Bluffs proved best for trainer Mary Eppler in the Joey P Handicap for NJ-breds at Monmouth Park.
While he’s best known for spoiling Real Quiet’s Triple Crown bid, it was at Colonial Downs that the career of Victory Gallop began to take flight.
Trainers based at Pimlico hope it won’t come to it, but they’ve already begun figuring out a future when they can’t stable at Old Hilltop.
The Mary Eppler-trained Oak Bluffs has been a bit under the radar in the MATCH Series, but with a win in the Laurel Dash Saturday, he could secure the overall championship.
Eight-year-old veteran Oak Bluffs and youngster Morticia took Penn National turf sprints Saturday evening, both part of the MATCH Series.
Jockey Feargal Lynch took the Pimlico riding title, while Kieron Magee, Mary Eppler, and Jerry Robb tied for top trainer honors.
Hard-hitting veteran Page McKenney won the Grade 3 Salvator Mile, part of the MATCH Series, while Money Multipler took the Monmouth Stakes.
Once a $5,000 claimer, Oak Bluffs may enter the McKay Turf Sprint as a logical contender for trainer Mary Eppler.
Afleet Willy showed a new dimension in rallying from the rear to win the Richard Small Stakes, while Page McKenney was a puzzling fifth.