Total handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell 25 percent in August versus July, and the daily average was off by nearly five percent.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.
Sophomore filly Catch a Glimpse led all the way to post a front-running score in this evening’s Grade 3 Penn Mile.
Take Cover earned his first stakes win in today’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup, besting fan favorite Ben’s Cat in the process.
Virginia-bred Sweet Victory surged to just that in winning the Penn Oaks Saturday at Penn National.
At all-stakes Pick 4 begins with the first race at Penn National Saturday, with the undercard highlighted by ageless Ben’s Cat, the favorite in the Governor’s Cup.
Catch a Glimpse, 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner, headlines Saturday’s Grade 3 Penn Mile.
The weekend’s Midlantic stakes winners.
The Grade 3 Penn Mile has attracted 37 top-quality nominees, while venerable star Ben’s Cat headlines the likely undercard performers.