Local Stakes Recaps and Previews

Last Friday, Head to Toe captured his first stakes victory in the Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes, upsetting Ohio Smile, the previously undefeated 7-5 favorite, who finished third. Equibase provides charts for last Friday's Thistledown card, available free for the next couple of days.

At Turf Luck, The Quinella Queen has a good recap of West Virginia Derby day.

The King Glorious Handicap, a starter handicap for Ohio-breds, is the tenth race on tomorrow's Thistledown-River Downs card. Thistledown provides free past performances for all King Glorious nominees. Equibase provides entries.

Saturday night's feature at Northfield Park is the Rolling Rock Cleveland Classic, a $178,000 event for three-year-old pacers. Saturday's Northfield card also features seven Ohio Sires Stakes races for two-year-old colts. At Keeping Pace, Northfield Park's Keith Gisser has more information about some of the Classic entrants. Northfield Park provides entries.