While would-be favorite Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) was ruled out of Saturday’s GI Pennsylvania Derby earlier this week, another runner from the same Gulfstream $16,000 maiden claimer that that MGISW graduated in, Math Wizard (Algorithms), pulled off a 31-1 shocker in Parx’s signature event. Claimed by his current connections for $25,000 out of an

Street Band (Istan) rallied past four Grade I winners Saturday to reach the highest level herself in Parx’s GI Cotillion S. while earning an automatic spot in the starting gate for the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff in the process. Dismissed at 7-1 off a third-place run in the GI Alabama S. Aug. 17, the chestnut

A colt by Liam’s Map attracted the highest bid of Saturday’s penultimate session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale when purchased by David McKathan and Jody Mihalic’s Grassroots Training & Sales for $67,000. Consigned by Gainesway, hip 3835 is out of Pelipa (Indian Charlie) and from the family of Grade I winner Albert the Great.

‘TDN Rising Star’ King Jack remained perfect around one turn as he wore down fellow California invader Landeskog to make the grade in Bensalem Saturday. A 3 1/4-length debut winner at Santa Anita June 1 over a next-out eight-length romper, the chestnut doubled up in a first-level Del Mar optional claimer July 17 while under

Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach (War Front) will bypass Saturday’s GIII Ack Ack S. at Churchill Downs in favor of staying in Southern California for the GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship Oct. 5, according to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. “His workout yesterday got very messed up and I needed that to be good