Taiba bounced back from a narrow defeat in the Haskell to win the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby Saturday at Parx Racing.
Early Voting skipped the Derby to run in the Preakness — wise move, it turns out, as he surged to victory in the 147th edition.
Maryland-bred Jaxon Traveler made a triumphant return to his home state, winning the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Saturday at Pimlico.
Epicenter posted a front-running score in the Risen Star Stakes, the first 50-point Derby trail race, to take over the points lead.
Knicks Go flew early, Aloha West flew late, and Maryland-breds stole the show on Breeders’ Cup Saturday with a pair of wins.
Knicks Go, a Maryland-bred, simply ran his rivals off their feet to post a dominant win in track-record time in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland.
Sir Winston, the other Mark Casse trainee in a race featuring Preakness winner War of Will, upset the Belmont Stakes Saturday.
Mitchell Road led all the way for her first graded score – and fifth win in seven overall – in Pimlico’s G3 Gallorette Saturday.
Maryland-bred Still Having Fun stormed from the rear of the field to give trainer Tim Keefe his first graded stakes win, in the G2 Woody Stephens.
One race after Tom’s Ready won the Bold Ruler, Laurel Futurity winner Therapist won the Awad over Maryland-bred, Laurel-based V. I. P. Code.