Three weeks removed from a fifth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Firenze Fire is favored in Wednesday’s Fabulous Strike at Penn National.
The $200,000 Fabulous Strike and two other stakes headline a 10-race Thanksgiving eve card at Penn National.
Candip won the Fabulous Strike last night at Penn National — one of three stakes on the night in which favorites were defeated.
Weekend Hideaway is the lukewarm morning line favorite in a full field for Penn National’s Thanksgiving eve Fabulous Strike Handicap.
The Fabulous Strike, anchoring Penn National’s Thanksgiving eve card, looks to draw a big field, as do two undercard stakes.
On Penn National’s biggest night of the fall and winter, it was two-year-old filly Behrnik’s Bank who stole the show with a flashy 13-length stakes win.
Tonight’s Penn National card features three stakes, including the $200,000 Fabulous Strike — and fan faves Ben’s Cat, Page McKenney, and Favorite Tale.
Ben’s Cat is among 45 nominated to next Wednesday’s Fabulous Strike at Penn National, where a win would mark his fourth in the event.
In our weekend stakes report, Ben’s Cat wins his third straight Fabulous Strike, Stormin Monarcho strikes again, plus a pair of juvenile races
In the face of oncoming winter weather, Penn National will postpone its Wednesday card, featuring three stakes, to Saturday.