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Joe Lee and Tony Beltrami captured their respective $10,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association events on Thursday night (Oct. 21) at Yonkers Raceway, winning with Swancredit and Dark Pool, respectively.
Always B Laughin and Easy To Please waged a fierce war through the stretch drive of their division of the Hardie Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies. When the limestone settled on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, the Always B Miki filly Always B Laughin won by a neck in 1:48.4, tying Party Girl Hill's divisional track record set by Party Girl Hill last year and missing the divisional world record, set by Kiss Me Onthebeach at Pocono in 2016, by only a fifth of a second.
Chatelroll made a first-over move pay big dividends in the $25,000 Winners-Over Handicap Pace at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 21).
The only mare in a field of geldings, Rainbowinthewest survived a demanding opening panel and went on to capture Thursday’s (Oct. 21) feature at The Meadows, a $12,100 conditioned trot.
As trainer Stacy Chiodo prepares for her Breeders Crown debut with Shezafreaklikeme and Beach Crazy in Saturday afternoon’s single elimination for 3-year-old female pacers at The Meadowlands, the 20-year harness racing veteran can hear her grandmother’s voice. “She always used to say to me, you can’t just do something a little bit, can you?” Chiodo said with a laugh. “We never did this before, but let’s drop two in (to the Breeders Crown). I always say dream big, and you can’t get much bigger than the Breeders Crown.”
Tim Twaddle won a Breeders Crown as a driver in 1994 with Hardie Hanover and will try to pick up a trophy this year as a trainer and owner, sending out Fourever Boy in the event for 2-year-old male pacers. Eliminations for the group are Friday at The Meadowlands. But no matter what happens in the future with Fourever Boy, the colt will forever be in Twaddle’s heart.
Michael Hall notched his 1,500th training win on Wednesday night (Oct. 20), as Alleyesonme AS rolled to victory in her first start in the $12,000 Mares Open at Rosecroft in 1:52.4.
Breeders Crown eliminations at The Meadowlands will take place on Friday (Oct. 22) and Saturday (Oct. 23).
The 2021 London Virtual Yearling Sale, hosted by onGait.com, completed its third of four sessions Wednesday night (Oct. 20) with 38 yearlings selling to bring the gross over three days to C$3,447,000, an average of C$30,776.
Batavia, NY - Former Tioga Downs regular No Where To Hide has now made herself right at home in Genesee County after she chalked up her first big win - the $13,500 fillies and mares Open I Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Oct. 20).
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