Entries Strong For MATCH Series Kickoff At Pimlico Sponsored by:
Laki edges past Lebda to win the Whiteley and record a stakes success in five consecutive years of racing
The eighth edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH) begins May 14-15 at Pimlico Race Course with large, competitive fields that include more than a few local horses that figure to play a role in the outcome of the four divisions in the 2021 series.
Purses for the four MATCH stakes that are part of Preakness weekend total $650,000. They are the $250,000 Grade 3 Pimlico Special (3-Year-Olds and Up Long Dirt division) and $150,000 Grade 3 Allaire DuPont (Filly and Mare Long Dirt division) Friday, May 14, and the $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (3-Year-Olds and Up Sprint Dirt division) and $100,000 Runhappy Skipat (Filly and Mare Sprint Dirt division) Saturday, May 15.
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Four MATCH Series Races At Pimlico Draw 130 Nominations Sponsored by:
The four stakes at Pimlico Race Course that kick off the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Championships Series (MATCH) attracted 130 nominations, among them many local runners that regularly compete in Maryland and other tracks in the region throughout the year.
This year s series begins May 15-16, and each of the six divisional legs there are four divisions, all on dirt this year will be held in Maryland with the exception of one stop at Colonial Downs in Virginia in late August. The MATCH Series concludes Dec. 26 at Laurel Park.
Note that entries for the Friday, May 15 card will be taken Sunday, May 9. Entries for May 16 will be taken Monday, May 10.
Horologist Makes Successful Return From Layoff In Top Flight Invitational Sponsored by:
Horologist kicked off her 2021 campaign with a victory in the Top Flight Invitational. Junior Alvarado was aboard
Three-time graded stakes winner Horologist recaptured her 2020 form in notching a comeback triumph in Saturday s 80th running of the $100,000 Top Flight Invitational, a nine-furlong test for older fillies and mares at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the New Jersey-bred daughter of Gemologist is owned by There s A Chance Stable, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms Corporation and David Staudacher.
Last season, Horologist put together a successful 4-year-old campaign which earned her New Jersey Horse of the Year honors. Her accomplishments included triumphs in the Grade 3 Molly Pitcher at Monmouth Park and the Grade 2 Beldame Invitational at Belmont Park, where she finished ahead of graded s
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