In a Tyro Stakes taken off the turf and scratched down to four runners, favored County Final proved much the best.
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
“It’s nice to work with horses instead of humans,” says 20yo Liam Benson, who will balance training Tyro winner Expected Ruler with attending fall classes.
Expected Ruler, a 47-1 outsider making his racing debut, shocked Monmouth Park’s Tyro Stakes on Sunday with a two-length victory.
A couple of Monmouth stakes, plus a passel of Midlantic-breds running in added-money events at Saratoga, are on tap this weekend.
