Baltimore Sun Sunday

HORSE RACING

- — Isabelle Khurshudya­n, The Washington Post

M & D Stables homebred Eyeplayeve­ryday ($19) took the lead in midstretch and held off a closing English Minister to capture the $75,000 Find Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The upset victory over 1-5 favorite Phlash Phelps was part of a nine-race Maryland-Virginia Breeders’ Day program. Eyeplayeve­ryday held on to win by a neck in 1 minute, 49.61 seconds over 11⁄8 miles. OTHER STAKES RACES: Panic Stable LLC’s Rose Brier held off a late charge from Special Envoy with a one-length victory in the $60,000 Edward P. Evans. Rose Brier ($3.60) and jockey Alex Cintron completed the 11⁄16-mile race in 1:42.77.

Nine-year-old gelding Two Notch Road won the $60,000 White Oak Farm for 3-year-olds and up. Sent off at 12-1, Two Notch Road ($27.60) split horses in midstretch and pulled away to a one-length victory in 56.89 seconds over 5 furlongs.

Queen Caroline ($4.60) rallied from just off the lead for a one-length victory in the $60,000 Nellie Mae Cox for fillies and mares ages 3 and up. The 3-year-old filly trained by Michael Matz and favored at 6-5 ran 11⁄16 miles in 1:42.41.

Debbie’s Tude withstood a late rally from 9-5 favorite Ginger N Rye to post a front-running victory in the $75,000 All Brandy. Debbie’s Tude ($18.40) won by a head in 1:49.62 over 1 ⁄ miles.

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28th overall pick. Washington held the No. 26 selection but swapped picks with the St. Louis Blues and acquired a third-round pick in return, which they used to draft Pilon, who had 15 goals and 32 assists with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers this past season. MORE: Graham McPhee, son of former Capitals general manager George McPhee, was drafted No. 149 overall by the Edmonton Oilers. George McPhee, who was fired in 2014 after 17 seasons with Washington, is a special adviser to Islanders general manager Garth Snow.

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