Hot Rod Charlie got — at long last — his Grade 1 triumph in Saturday’s Pennsylvania Derby. He wasn’t the day’s only “at long last” winner by any means.
In a pair of MATCH Series races Sunday at Pimlico, Yaupon and Mrs. Orb emerged victorious for their first series victories.
Special Reserve, a $40,000 claim three races back, paid major dividends in winning the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
New York Central bided his time before surging to victory in the G3 Maryland Sprint at Pimlico Saturday.
Tenfold’s big effort in last year’s Preakness helped convince trainer Steve Asmussen to try the Pimlico Special – and led to a win today.
With the first weekend of MATCH Series racing in the books, our first MATCH Series Star of the Week is Switzerland, winner of the Maryland Sprint Stakes.
Maryland-bred Ginger N Rye stormed to an impressive victory in the Smart N Fancy Stakes at Saratoga, the first stakes win by a Midlantic-bred on the Saratoga flat this year.
In a terrific renewal, Whitmore was up late to win the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap Saturday at Pimlico.
Favorite Cinco Charlie proved best in today’s James F. Lewis, III Stakes at Laurel Park.