A well-matched field of nine, including improving three-time stakes winner Barbadian Runner, will contest Colonial’s Star de Naskra.
The twice-delayed Grade 3 Penn Mile is set for June 27 and is headlined by Grade 1 winner Zulu Kingdom for trainer Chad Brown.
In the second Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2025, Maryland-bred Mindframe took over among older horses, while Simply Joking (PA) is the top soph.
Friday evening’s Penn Mile has attracted a dozen runners, including seven stakes winners, for Penn National’s biggest day of the year.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2025, Pennsylvania-bred Simply Joking (3yo) and Maryland-bred Quint’s Brew (older) are atop the list.
Trainer Henry Walters went 21 years between stakes wins. This time, he waited just four weeks, with Barbadian Runner winning the Miracle Wood.
Barbadian Runner gave trainer Henry Walters his first stakes win in over 20 years last month. He could make it two straight Saturday.
We caught up with the connections of Barbadian Runner and Onyx Ten, the winners of today’s Xtra Heat and Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park.