A pair of Grade 3 events – the Salvator Mile and the Pegasus – top the Saturday and Sunday cards, respectively, at Monmouth Park.
Donegal Moon rallied to upset the Pegasus Stakes, while highly regarded Unified, the 3-10 favorite, faded to fifth.
Awesome Slew, undefeated in two tries at Monmouth Park, looks to step up to graded company in the G3 Pegasus on his home track.
Eddie Plesa’s Mr. Jordan rediscovered his 2-year-old form in taking Saturday’s G3 Pegasus, while Saucy Don bested NJ-breds in the Dan Horn at Monmouth.
Bodhisattva, the Laurel Park-based runner who finished last in the Preakness, will try his luck in the G3 Pegasus at Monmouth, trainer Jose Corrales said.
Stake winners and top Midlantic-breds, in our weekend RaceBrief.
Trainer Larry Jones suffered a serious injury seven weeks ago. But now he’s back on horseback — and winning races.
This week’s On Tap features two graded stakes and lots more from around the region.