East Avenue wins Salvator Mile in a thrilling finish

East Avenue wins Salvator Mile in a thrilling finish

East Avenue settled at the back of the pack, swept four wide into the stretch and ran down stubborn favorite Bishops Bay in the final sixteenth to win by a nose Saturday in the Grade 3, $150,000 Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park. Tyler Gaffalione rode the second choice for trainer Brendan Walsh in the 79th running of the one-mile dirt test for 3-year-olds and up, which drew six starters after Giocoso, Offaly Cool and Otter Mischief were scratched. …

Salvator Mile Becomes Battle of 'Rising Stars' Late, East Avenue Narrowly Bests Bishops Bay

The 'TDN Rising Stars, presented by Hagyard' were neck-and-neck late, but East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) had just enough to produce a final jump and narrowly catch ultra-game Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo) in the final strides to win the GIII Salvator Mile. Winless since June 2025 when he took home the GIII Matt Winn Stakes beneath the Twin Spires, the Godolphin homebred went onto the shelf after his fifth-place finish last August in the GIII West Virgini…