The top five 3yos in the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2018 all were bred in Maryland – the first time that’s happened – led by Still Having Fun.
Multiple graded stakes winner Irish War Cry has been named the New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year by the state’s breeders’ group.
Winners of Maryland Racing Media Association awards for 2017 include Irish War Cry (Md-based Horse of the Year), Sal Sinatra, Jim McCue, and Lacey Gaudet.
Irish War Cry, the multiple Grade 2-winning New Jersey-bred, is several weeks away from a 2018 debut, trainer Graham Motion said.
Stellar Wind has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2017 — the second time she’s earned that honor in three years, and the first horse to win it more than once.
Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella is the top mover in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, released today, rising to third place overall.
Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind lead the latest Top Midlantic-bred Polls, while poll members Irish War Cry and Page McKenney are in action.
G1 Travers winner, from the powerful Bob Baffert barn, is the morning line favorite for Saturday’s G1 Pennsylvania Derby.
There was little change in the Top Midlantic-bred Polls released today,as Mor Spirit and Irish War Cry topped their respective divisions.
Sunday’s G1 Haskell Invitational will feature hometown hero Irish War Cry — and a potential “Hollywood story,” says Monmouth’s Bob Kulina.