McKinzie, who hasn’t raced since March, is the 5-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.
Odds-on favorite Liz’s Cable Girl romped home four clear in the Roamin Rachael, the final leg of the MATCH Series filly and mare dirt sprint division.
Smiling Causeway dazzled, while Vision Perfect was up just in time in a pair of Parx turf sprints that are part of the MATCH Series.
The quickly improving Hawkish posted a dominant win in the Grade 2 Penn Mile Saturday evening at Penn National.
Eight-year-old veteran Oak Bluffs and youngster Morticia took Penn National turf sprints Saturday evening, both part of the MATCH Series.
Blinkers-on seems to have done the trick for the much-improved Smooth B, who won the Danzig Stakes impressively Saturday at Penn National
Saturday’s Penn National card features two turf sprints — the Penn Ladies Dash and Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup — also part of the MATCH Series.
Five-year-old Just Talkin is “coming into her own,” trainer Jason Servis says, and hopes for a first stake win in Saturday’s Penn Ladies Dash.
Multiple-graded stakes winner Maraud has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in the G2 Penn Mile, the feature on Penn National’s richest day.
In a pair of PA-bred stakes at Parx Racing, Grasshoppin scored a mild upset in the Lyman, while Power of Snunner was along late to take the Foxy J. G.