Maida All Heart in G2 Honorable Miss

Maida all heart in G2 Honorable Miss

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — G. Harry Papaleo’s Kentucky homebred Maida took early command and refused to relinquish her lead in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Honorable Miss presented by Mionetto, a six-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Brittany Russell and piloted by her husband Sheldon Russell, the 4-year-old Improbable bay earned her first graded score in her second career attempt, fending off sustained …

Improbable's Maida Wires the Honorable Miss

Harry Papaleo's homebred Maida went wire-to-wire to earn her first graded victory in the GII Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga Sunday. The 6-1 shot spurted out to a clear early lead, taking the field through an opening quarter in :22.20. She was under threat from favored Grand Job as the half went up in :44:95. Grand Job appeared to briefly gain a narrow advantage, but Maida battled back, put the favorite away in deep stretch and pulled away to …