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• Major Leaguer upsets in Plainridge feature

  September 21, 2020 by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts

  Major Leaguer tripped-out to the head of the lane and then brushed hard to the wire to win the $17,500 Winners-Over pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Sept. 21).

• Its official, Monticello Raceway is back!

  September 21, 2020 by Shawn Wiles for Monticello Raceway

  On Monday (Sept. 21), Monticello Raceway hosted its first live racing card since March 12, due to a 6-month hiatus due to COVID-19, Race Secretary Eric Warner was able to card seven races for the first program.

• Guinevere Hall Remains Undefeated With OBC Win

  September 21, 2020 by Jay Wolf for the Little Brown Jug Publicity

  Guinevere Hall is a perfect eight-for-eight on the season as the three-year-old filly trotter cruised to a 2-3/4 length victory over Tootie (Brett Miller) in the second division of the $93,840 (div) Ohio Breeders Championship on Monday (Sept. 21) at the Delaware County Fair.

• Billy Dobson wins seven at Saratoga Casino Hotel

  September 21, 2020 by Mike Sardella for Saratoga Casino Hotel

  In what has been another incredible season in the sulky for him at Saratoga Casino Hotel, driver Billy Dobson had a monster Monday (Sept. 21) afternoon at the Spa. Well on his way to driving title number nine, Dobson piloted seven winners on the matinee card.

• Rawlings wins six at the Meadows, including feature with Maewegonow

  September 21, 2020 By Evan Pattak for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association

  Driver Dan Rawlings enjoyed a huge Monday (Sept. 21) at The Meadows with six victories, including the feature — a $10,800 Conditioned Trot — with Maewegonow.

• Favorites flourish in Commonwealth Finals

  September 21, 2020 by Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile

  The Monday (Sept. 21) card at The Red Mile featured eight $50,000 finals of the Kentucky Commonwealth—a division for freshmen and sophomores of each sex and gait. Of the eight finals, the betting favorites managed to deliver in all but one.

• Rose Run Toni scores in Pocono feature; $213,734 carryover for Rainbow Pick-5

  September 21, 2020 from the PHHA/Pocono

  Though there were only five starters in the $11,200 claiming handicap distaff pacing feature on Monday afternoon (Sept. 21) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, there was plenty of speed and contentiousness before the Jereme’s Jet mare Rose Run Toni claimed victory late in a lifetime best of 1:52.4.

• Owners, trainers, drivers will pay for federal legislation if enacted

  September 21, 2020 from the USTA Communications Department

  Who will pay for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act if it is enacted? It won’t be the federal government. No, the government won’t pay for any of it. But you will!

• Party Girl Hill leads field of 11 into Jugette

  September 21, 2020 by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

  Party Girl Hill, undefeated in nine races this year, was among 11 horses entered in Wednesday’s (Sept. 23) $237,725 Jugette for 3-year-old female pacers at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio. The Chris Ryder trainee competes in the second of the event’s two eliminations. The top-four finishers from each elim advance to the same-day final.

• Night of Champions closes successful Hawthorne meet

  September 21, 2020 by Jim Miller, for Hawthorne Race Course

  The best in the state of Illinois gathered on closing weekend as 11 stakes races were contested on Hawthorne’s Night of Champions.

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