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Thanks to a big 'rush' past the three quarter marker, Daylight Rush ($15) was able to put plenty of 'daylight' between him and the rest of the field in Buffalo Raceway's $12,300 Class AA-Open Handicapped Pace on Saturday night (June 12).
The Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) brought its road show to The Meadows on Saturday, and Bill “The Flying Antique” Daugherty, Jr. and Jerry “Duke of Oil” Kehm emerged with victories in the $9,300 divisions.
Prior to Saturday’s (June 12) $99,370 Currier & Ives at The Meadows, trainer Chris Beaver predicted that his horse Perron would win some big races this year by roughing it on the outside. It was a bold forecast since Perron, the reigning Ohio champion, was winless in five starts this year.
The two favorites, Elver Hanover and Hickfromfrenchlick, fought for most of the stretch charge in the $19,300 featured pace Saturday afternoon (June 12) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, but it was the Bettor’s Delight gelding Jack’s Legend N who swung wide off cover and beat the chalk to the line in 1:50.4.
The 7-year old Italian top trotter, Vernissage Grif with trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro won the prestigious Jämtland Stora Pris at the track in Ôstersund in Sweden easily, even though he had to trot outside the leader Hail Mary with Robert Bergh in the last 1,000 meters.
On Saturday (June 12), the U.S. Trotting Association released the second episode of their new video series, “Who’s Behind the Mic?” that will feature different track announcers from harness tracks across the country.
Haveitalltogether and Chris Long captured the $6,000 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (June 11).
Sonofamistery was winless in three tries this year, and in each start he came from off the pace, so driver Brian Sears tried something different this time around and it worked to perfection in the Friday night (June 11) feature at The Meadowlands.
This week once again brought two GSY Series amateur races to The Meadowlands card on Friday night (June 11) in the third and fifth races.
After suffering a heartbreaking three-quarter length loss last week in Buffalo Raceway's Class A Open Trot, Lunar Credit made sure that it didn't happen again.
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