National handle in August dipped versus that of a year ago, as did the number of starters, in our HandleTrak report.
Parx kicked off its big month with some big upsets, and there was lots more regional stakes action… weekend RaceBrief.
On tap: Parx kicks off its big month with four stakes, three graded, Monmouth adds a couple stakes, and two region-bred runners try the last Saratoga stake.
Two big juvenile races at Monmouth and four Midlantic-breds in Spa stakes are all on tap.
The Big Beast’s big win in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop put him atop our top Midlantic-bred poll among three-year-olds.
Claiming activity rose sharply, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
There’s a new Grade 1 winner from the mid-Atlantic, and there was plenty of exciting regional stakes action this weekend. Weekend RaceBrief.
A huge weekend at Saratoga will see several Midlantic-breds in action, plus plenty of good racing in the region, all on tap.
Claiming activity rose sharply, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
In our second “Behind the numbers” feature, we dig into jockey standings, which are a true winner-take-all market.