The top five 3yos in the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2018 all were bred in Maryland – the first time that’s happened – led by Still Having Fun.
Bolt d’Oro, who has yet to race in 2018, grabbed the top spot among 3-year-olds in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll after Good Magic lost.
The latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll shows virtually no change among either three-year-olds or older horses.
Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella began her season with a nine-length win and debuts at number five in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic tops the first NTRA Top 3-year-old Poll, while Gun Runner leads among older horses.
Unsurprisingly, Gun Runner was named Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards, while PA-bred Unique Bella won the female sprinter title.
Stellar Wind has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2017 — the second time she’s earned that honor in three years, and the first horse to win it more than once.
Three Midlantic-breds — Unique Bella, Stellar Wind, and All the Way Jose — are finalists for Eclipse Awards, to be announced later this month.
Gun Runner was Gun Runner and the result was a dazzling Breeders’ Cup Classic win; in other BC races, Midlantic-breds struggled.
Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella is the top mover in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, released today, rising to third place overall.