Trainer Jeff Runco looks to have contenders in eight of the nine WV Breeders Classics stakes in what he calls “our Breeders’ Cup.”
Late Night Pow Wow upset the G3 Charles Town Oaks to give local trainer Javier Contreras his first graded stakes win.
With Moonlit Song (6-5 in the Sadie Hawkins) and Runnin’toluvya (8-5 in the Frank Gall), trainer Tim Grams might be poised to have a big Saturday at CT.
Late Night Pow Wow has mostly dominated her state-bred rivals, so trainer Javier Contreras has decided to take a shot with her in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Two weeks ago, debut juveniles Parisian Diva and Amelia Bedelia impressed in their debuts. Saturday at Charles Town, they’re slated to face each other in the Rachel’s Turn Stakes.
Three-year-old fillies take center stage in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial at Charles Town with the winner likely to head towards the WVBC with the division lead.
Laurel Park-based, Maryland-bred Still Having Fun, trained by Tim Keefe, looks to be a major player in Saturday’s G1 Allen Jerkens at Saratoga.
Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day served as a celebration of the state’s racing past, present, and future, with four stakes races and the induction of two Hall of Famers.
Three-time stake winner William and Mary is 9-5 on the morning line for the Leavitt Memorial Stakes Saturday — a key prep for the WV Breeders Classics in October.
Four Virginia-bred stakes were taken off the turf at Laurel last Saturday – but owners, trainers, and jocks were undeterred and the show went on.