To many of the state’s horsemen, Maryland Million is more than a good party — it’s a seasonal goal.
Maiden longshot My Magician upset the Maryland Million Lassie to give her sire, Street Magician, his first stakes winner.
D C Dancer, never far back, made a four wide move to take the Maryland Million Sprint. It was the third win of the day for his sire, Not for Love.
Two Notch Road dusted his Punch Line competition, and Heaven Knows What trounced her Oakley rivals to take the two Virginia-bred sprints at Laurel Park.
Claiming activity was over $800,000 in the mid-Atlantic last week — for the third time in four weeks — and Patricia Farro is atop the Midlantic Claiming 7.
Five Maryland horsemen who’ve run in the Triple Crown gave us five different, varying perspectives on lengthening the time from Derby to Preakness to Belmont..
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was moderate during Preakness week, and Patricia Farro took the Midlantic Claiming 7 lead, in our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic snapped back to more normal levels, and trainer Ronney Brown returned to the top of the Midlantic Claiming 7.
In our weekly LookBack, we review the weekend’s mid-Atlantic racing.
Trainer Mike Trombetta won two of Laurel’s four stakes on Saturday, and the future looks bright for his talented sophomore, Extrasexyhippzster.