Maryland-bred Mindframe had a breakthrough victory Saturday, taking the Grade 1 Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard.
Several Midlantic-bred horses are slated to tackle undercard stakes on Kentucky Derby day. Here’s the scoop.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2025, Pennsylvania-bred Simply Joking (3yo) and Maryland-bred Quint’s Brew (older) are atop the list.
Future Is Now and Post Time are the big winners among Maryland-bred champions, announced this week, with the horse of the year still to be revealed.
On the heels of a season that saw him place in the Breeders’ Cup, Maryland-bred Post Time has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2024.
The latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll sees several horses who starred over Belmont weekend among the leaders, including Book’em Danno and Post Time.
Book’em Danno won the G1 Woody Stephens to head a Midlantic-bred assault on Saratoga, as eight horses bred here finished one-two in stakes.
Dornoch sprung the big upset in the Belmont Stakes Saturday while the lightly raced Maryland-bred Mindframe ran a big second.
Maryland-bred Mindframe’s short career so far makes him feel like an overnight success, but he’s the result of 40 years of work for breeder Larry Johnson.
The undefeated Mindrame is the second choice on the morning line in his bid to become the third Maryland-bred Belmont Stakes winner.