The Tesio – a “win and you’re in” race for the Preakness – is one possibility for Still Having Fun, the beaten favorite in the Private Terms.
Bolt d’Oro’s 2018 debut in the San Felipe was an eventful one, and his win by DQ allowed him to retain the top spot in the NTRA Top 3yo Thoroughbred Poll.
Laurel Park-based Old Time Revival shipped to Aqueduct yesterday for the G3 Gotham and nearly stole it before settling for second in the prep for the Wood Memorial.
Among the 360 early Triple Crown nominees, announced yesterday, are 14 bred in the Mid-Atlantic, including 10 Maryland-breds.
Hansel, the Virginia-bred who took the 1991 Preakness and Belmont Stakes, has been euthnanized as a result of the infirmities of old age.
Grade 1 Manhattan winner Ascend and Belmont Stakes runner-up Irish War Cry came out of their respective races well, trainer Graham Motion said.
NJ-bred Irish War Cry gained redemption with a strong effort after disappointing in the Kentucky Derby, but Tapwrit got the money in the Belmont Stakes.
New Jersey-bred Irish War Cry, who disappointed in the Kentucky Derby, has been installed as the morning line favorite in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Irish War Cry, the New Jersey-bred who won the Wood Memorial, will make his next start Saturday in the Belmont Stakes.
The latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll is largely on hold, awaiting the Belmont Stakes and additional top races for older horses.
