The Slumber gelding won this year’s edition by three-quarters of a length, after taking the race by 34 ½ lengths last year
Two seaside tracks draw young crowds and are trying to make a day at the races a can't-miss experience, but without Preakness infield bacchanalia
The riders currently get $75 for a losing mount at the Oklahoma track, but are asking for an increase to $110
Grade 1 victories by 3-year-olds Sovereignty in the 1 1/4-mile Travers and Patch Adams in the seven-furlong H. Allen Jerkens Memorial strengthen son of A.P. Indy's grip on a seventh leading sire title.
