Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry is the nation’s top-rated three-year-old in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
New Jersey-bred Irish War Cry delivered an emphatic win in the Holy Bull Saturday and now looks to be a serious Kentucky Derby contender.
What’s on tap: four Midlantic-breds in graded stakes, including two on the Derby trail.
Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry will tackle champion 2-year-old Classic Empire and graded winner Gunnevara in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull.
Grade 3 winner El Areeb, based at Laurel Park, is among 15 based in the Free State to join the Triple Crown trail.
Of the more than 400 horses nominated to the Triple Crown, 17 were bred in the mid-Atlantic.
The final installment of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.
Two-year-old Irish War Cry won a thriller in the Marylander Stakes at Laurel Park — bringing another big win to the family of the late Amory Haskell.