Improving sophomore Monday Morning Qb dusted a field that include three graded stakes horses to win the Maryland Million Classic.
Saturday’s Maryland Million Classic is headed by last year-s runner-up, Prendimi, and Grade 3 Pimlico Special winner Harpers First Ride.
For fillies Perfect Alibi, Project Whiskey, and So Darn Hot, Saturday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes offers a bit of redemption after some recent frustration.
Four graded stakes winners top a field of 11 sophomore fillies that will tackle the Grade 3 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
Monday Morning Qb, a game second in the Tesio Stakes Monday at Laurel Park, is being considered for Preakness, his trainer said.
Winning important races at an empty Saratoga is very, very different, but it’s still very good, said a Midlantic trainer – one of several to win key races.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Happy Saver, two-for-two in his career, headlines Monday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park.
Perfect Alibi, winner of the 2019 G1 Spinaway, leads a bulky Weber City Miss field seeking automatic entry in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes October 3.
Project Whiskey, a Butch Reid trainee, pulled a 38-1 upset in Saturday’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, earning 50 points towards the Kentucky Oaks.
Monday Morning Qb, winner of Laurel Park’s Heft Stakes in December, may hop the Derby trail in the Feb. 1 G3 Withers at Aqueduct.