Book’em Danno won the G1 Woody Stephens to head a Midlantic-bred assault on Saratoga, as eight horses bred here finished one-two in stakes.
Let’s meet the Midlantic-breds racing in stakes at Saratoga Friday and Saturday, including Maryland-breds, PA-breds, and Jersey-breds in action.
With a brand-new Top Midlantic-bred Poll out, the leaders of the 3yo and older horse divisions – Angel of Empire and Caravel – are both unanimous.
With a brand-new Top Midlantic-bred Poll out, three horses were in action this past weekend in big races at Belmont Park. Who, and how’d they fare?
Saturday’s opening day feature at Monmouth Park, the Long Branch Stakes, includes familiar names like Coffeewithchris, Howgreatisnate, and others.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2023, PA-bred Angel of Empire was as dominant a winner as he was in the G1 Arkansas Derby.
Maryland-bred Coffeewithchris and Pennsylvania-bred Ninetyprcentmaddie are among a dozen late Triple Crown nominees.
Pennsylvania-bred Ninetyprcentmaddie, a sharp last out stakes winner at Parx, could try the G2 Wood Memorial next, said trainer Butch Reid.
Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes features a showdown between undefeated stakes winners Gordian Knot and Ninetyprcentmaddie.
Chub Wagon lost for just the second time in her 14-race career in Tuesday’s Dr. Teresa Garofalo Memorial as part of a day of state-bred stakes at Parx.