Saturday’s mid-Atlantic stakes winners
The Grade 3 Dr. James Penny Memorial, at Parx, and Monmouth’s Elkwood Stakes took place yesterday.
The Grade 3 Dr. James Penny Memorial, at Parx, and Monmouth’s Elkwood Stakes took place yesterday.
Four-year-old Got Lucky turned the tables on Stiffed, upset winner of the Monmouth Beach, in yesterday’s G3 Molly Pitcher at Monmouth Park.
Following a reverse feeding frenzy and very public navel-gazing by his owner, Triple Crown king American Pharoah is headed to Monmouth Park’s G1 Haskell.
Stiffed, the upset winner of the May 24 Monmouth Beach, aims to make it two straight in this afternoon’s Grade 3 Molly Pitcher at Monmouth Park.
Defending champ — and Eclipse winner — Main Sequence heads a roster with five Grade 1 winners set to contest Sunday’s United Nations at Monmouth Park.
Happy My Way hasn’t scored in over a year, but his connections hope two good recent efforts presage a victory in today’s Mr. Prospector at Monmouth Park.
Monmouth’s Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes on Saturday has attracted five distaffers who are already graded winners.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah heads the roster of horses invited to Monmouth’s Haskell Invitation to date, with more still to come.
Eddie Plesa’s Mr. Jordan rediscovered his 2-year-old form in taking Saturday’s G3 Pegasus, while Saucy Don bested NJ-breds in the Dan Horn at Monmouth.
Bodhisattva, the Laurel Park-based runner who finished last in the Preakness, will try his luck in the G3 Pegasus at Monmouth, trainer Jose Corrales said.