In the latest Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred Poll, Splendora and Dazzling Dame tower over their rivals.
With both Laurel Park and Aqueduct hosting stakes Saturday, some connections are zigging and some are zagging in search of the best spot.
Takethemoneyhoney and Quint’s Brew, beaten favorites in two Laurel stakes last month, made amends in winning two Saturday stakes.
Takethemoneyhoney and Quint’s Brew, the beaten favorites in last month’s Fritchie and General George, return in state-bred stakes Saturday.
Dry Powder, a near-miss second in Grade 1 company last year, kicks off her 2026 season in Saturday’s Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park.
A pair of horses never worse than third in 21 combined outings, Takethemoneyhoney and Passage East kept on trucking Saturday at Laurel.
Spencerian, a $16,000 claim-turned-stakes winner, seeks her second stakes win in Saturday’s Geisha at Laurel but faces favored Takethemoneyhoney.