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Dismissed at 7-1, Maewegonow stalked the leader from the pocket, then knifed through the sloppy Lightning Lane to capture Monday’s (Nov. 30) feature at The Meadows, a $10,800 Conditioned Trot.
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) celebrated “Caretaker Appreciation Day” on Friday (Nov. 27), and horsemen and local businesses showered gifts and gratitude on the hard-working, unsung men and women who keep horses and stables going.
The 2020 Plainridge Park meet concluded on Friday (Nov. 27) and despite starting over two months late due to the global pandemic, the track enjoyed a successful and productive year.
The FSBOA sponsored Florida Stallion Stakes for 2-year-olds highlighted the Sunday (Nov. 29) festivities at Pompano Park contested in four divisions with KK’s Dream Girl, Prairie Virtue, Mister David C and Shulda Hada Drink were victorious in their respective classes and taking their major shares of $102,000 in purses.
Precision Blue Chip continued his storybook Fall Meet at Rosecroft Raceway Sunday night (Nov. 29) edging Admiral Ballsy and Major Pocket A to take the $12,000 Open Handicap in a lifetime best 1:50.4.
Arrhythmic LLC's Thatswhatisaid N ($55.80) rode the pocket to a 26-1 upset in Sunday's (Nov. 29) featured event at Harrah's Philadelphia, a $14,400 top-level conditioned pace.
The Portland Press Herald is reporting that the last live races at Scarborough Downs on Saturday (Nov. 28) attracted a crowd of hundreds drawn to relive the track’s heyday and recall decades of memories made at one of the last places for harness racing in New England.
The German owner Roger Wittman paid around $50,000 to have his filly, Cindy Truppo, flown by air from Berlin, Germany to Naples, Italy to race in the richest trotting race for 2-year-old trotters, The Gran Premio Mipaaf Filly division, worth $110,000 to the winner Saturday afternoon (Nov. 28).
All it took for Franco Totem N to get back to the winner’s circle was a little class relief, and on Saturday night (Nov. 28) at The Meadowlands, he showed his class in taking the $21,000 featured pace for non-winners of $14,000 in their last five starts.
Caviart Ally took full advantage of her inside starting position and worked out a perfect pocket-sitting trip to surge past the pacesetting Shartin N in mid-stretch to prevail by a neck in 1:52.1 in the $100,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Invitational on Saturday (Nov. 28) at Yonkers Raceway. In the $125,000 Borgata Pacing Series Eligibles Invitational, This Is The Plan closed past the tiring leaders to win by a half-length in 1:52, paying $5.60 to win as the 9-5 second choice.
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