It was a day of minor oddities in mid-Atlantic racing, starting with this one: all three tracks scheduled to run yesterday actually did. In five of the last seven days on which multiple mid-Atlantic tracks were slated to run, at least one of those canceled…
Favorites took a beating at Charles Town last night, losing the first eight races before 1.30-1 Blue Book took the nightcap under J.D. Acosta. Beneficiaries included 11-1 firster Potomac Crossing, 14-1 Hound Dog Red, 13-1 Go Doctor O Go, and 10-1 Imgoingtosmokeyou…
On the other hand, it wasn’t a bad day to be a favorite at Laurel Park. On a day with several short fields, faves won three of nine, and only two of the nine favorites finished worse than third…
Two wins for Antonio Lopez yesterday at Charles Town, aboard Flashin’ Greida in a maiden special weight heat in the fifth and on Cinderella’spalace in the evening’s allowance feature. Both horses went off at 6.60-1…
Not one of the nine races contested at Penn National was decided by less than 1 1/2 lengths. The evening included wins by 7-2 Bristol Road (by 6 1/2 lengths), odds-on A Lil More A J (8 lengths), and 9-5 Captain Lewis (5 lengths). The last of those was ridden by Andrew Wolfsont, who also won aboard His Royal Highness…
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