Maryland-connected horses had plenty of racing success this past weekend, both at home and on the road (see video above).

In the latter category, Maryland-bred and -based Post Time went west to face the best in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. He showed he more than belonged, rallying from last in the 13-horse field to finish second. Post Time was just 1 ½ lengths behind winner Full Serrano and led show horse Domestic Product by the same margin.

Post Time was ridden by regular pilot Sheldon Russell and is trained by Sheldon’s wife Brittany Russell. He is owned by Ellen Charles’s Hillwood Stable.

Post Time’s share of the purse put him past $1.1 million in earnings, with 9 wins from 14 starts.

The son of Frosted was bred in Maryland Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Dr. Brooke Bowman, and Milton Higgins.

Also taking his show on the road was 2-year-old Studlydoright. 

The Maryland-bred Nyquist colt took his talents to New York for the fourth time in five outings, and for the second time in those visits, he emerged victorious. This time, Studlydoright won Saturday’s Nashua Stakes by a half-length in a 3-horse thriller.

With regular rider Xavier Perez in the irons, Studlydoright showed more speed than typically, and he was never more than a couple of lengths off the pace. In the stretch, he rallied between horses to prevail.

Trained by Jerry Robb, Studlydoright now has three wins from six starts and purse earnings of almost $265,000. He is owned by David Hughes’s Mens Grille Racing and was bred in Maryland by Glenangus Farm LLC.

Closer to home, Maryland-sired Witty lodged the top win of the weekend at Laurel Park, taking Saturday’s featured $56,000 allowance by a rallying half-length.

Witty, who has done his best work on the turf, shifted back to the main track after two consecutive disappointing outings on the lawn. Most recently, he had finished a distant eighth in his attempt to defend his crown in the Maryland Million Turf Sprint.

But shifted back to dirt, the old Witty re-emerged. Under jockey Jamie Rodrgiuez, Witty was well off the pace in the first part of Saturday’s race. But in the lane, Rodriguez steered his mount to the outside, and Witty came running down the center of the course to prevail late. The win was Witty’s ninth from 27 starts and pushed him to nearly $700,000 in purse earnings.

Witty is a homebred for trainer Elizabeth Merryman, who owns the 5-year-old Great Notion gelding in partnership with Qatar Racing and Marc Detampel.

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