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St. Paddy’s Day is behind us, but Richard “Nifty” Norman is hoping his horse’s Irish eyes keep smiling as the calendar rolls on. Norman trains Robyn Camden, a 4-year-old pacer from Ireland who had prolific success abroad and is finding racing in the U.S. much to her liking as well.
Saturday night’s (March 23) second round of Yonkers Raceway’s George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series didn’t do a whole lot to establish a clear favorite, though some of the contenders did indeed state their cases.
Driver Dexter Dunn was electric at the Meadowlands Saturday night, and so was the action, as Dunn scored four times on the program and wagering reached the magic $3-million mark for the fifth time in 2019.
Saturday night’s Open Pace featured the return of Artful Way (Artistic Fella) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The three-time defending Pacer of the Year at the track suffered a minor injury that forced him to be scratched a couple weeks ago following a victory in his 2019 debut.
Upfront Countryboy was just off the mark in his last two starts with a pair of narrow second place finishes but he was right on target in the $10,500 Class AA Open Handicap Pace at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (March 23) with a strong two-length victory over Beachy Dream in 1:55.1.
Veteran trainer Rob Fellows reached a major career milestone during Saturday evening’s (March 23) 10-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
For the second straight week, the Four Starzzz Shark gelding Epaulette A was victorious in the top-level conditioned pace at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and just as he did last week he posted the fastest clocking of the young season, winning this $21,500 contest in 1:50.4 for a new mark.
Lebanon, OH – When favorites won the first four races on Miami Valley’s Saturday (March 23) program in […]
As the field of nine assembled behind the gate for the GSY Series contest in first race on the Friday night (March 22) Big M card, a cavalry charge ensued to the first stanza. After the dust settled, Monica Banca aboard CC Big Boy Sam took command just after the quarter pole and remained there until the top of the stretch.
Even Marcus Miller must have been surprised at how easy things went for him and Trolley in the Friday night (March 22) feature at the Meadowlands.
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