Witty’s win in Saturday’s Ben’s Cat at Laurel Park pushed him over $1 million in earnings, while Mopo won the Jameela for her first stakes win.
Popular Maryland runners Witty, Slewperstitus, and Barbadian Runner made their returns to the winner’s circle for the first time in ’26 this weekend.
At Sunday’s annual Renaissance Awards at Laurel Park, Mindframe was named champion Maryland-bred, one of many awards given out.
In the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, Mindframe has a narrowed lead over fellow Grade 1 winners Book’em Danno and Splendora.
In the new Top Midlantic-bred Poll, Mindframe has a clear lead over fellow Grade 1 winner Book’em Danno.
Everything came up roses this past week for owner-breeder-trainer Lizzie Merryman, and it all had to do with broodmare Zeezee Zoomzoom.
Pennsylvania-bed Witty, winner of the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico in May, will make his first Saratoga foray in Friday’s Harvey Pack.
Owner-breeder-trainer Lizzie Merryman had offers on Witty, but they weren’t life-changing. He is, she says, as he heads into the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico.
For minor stakes winners like Witty and Intrepid Daydream, “what’s next” is the lurking question, and one their connections had ready answers for.
Witty, a two-time stakes winner on dirt, will seek his first turf stakes win in Saturday’s Ben’s Cat at PImlico after 3 consecutive seconds in turf stakes.