For Once Inmy Life and driver Jordan Stratton used a late burst in the stretch to win Saturday’s (Aug. 22) $100,000 Grade 3 Always B Miki Pace, for older pacers, by a nose over Surreal Ideal and half-length over pacesetting favorite Dandy Ideal in 1:48.4 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Brandon Blvd the best in Hempt
Driver Dexter Dunn worked out a pocket trip with Brandon Blvd behind Al Papi, angled to the inside in the stretch to find open space, and rushed home from there to post a 1-1/2-length win over Melillo in 1:48.2 in the $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial, for 3-year-old pacers, at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Sangria Summer delights in Lynch Memorial
Sangria Summer sat behind dueling leaders Darlin’s Angel and Be Perfect BG around the final turn, then ducked to the inside in the stretch to rally for a one-length win in Saturday’s (Aug. 22) $250,000 Grade 1 James M. Lynch Memorial, for 3-year-old female pacers, in a stakes-record 1:48.4 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Victoriana’s Secret takes G1 Delmonica Hanover at Pocono; with consolation recaps
Victoriana’s Secret, despite having to come first-over in the lane, used superior talent to power off to victory in the $250,000 Grade 1 Delmonica Hanover Stake at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 22), with the time of 1:51.2 equaling the stake and track record set by Yo Tillie in the same race a year ago.
Roy Sweeps Whenuwishuponastar, Dream Maker Finals
Louis-Philippe Roy nabbed the pair of Grade 3 events for pacing freshman at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday night (Aug. 21), winning the $120,000 Dream Maker Final with undefeated colt Shalom Hanover and the $125,000 Whenuwishuponastar Final with filly Treacherous Nova.
Detonater Hanover tops Wellwood elims; Athenas Girl quickest in Peaceful Way elims
Trotting freshman sparred in a pair of eliminations for the Grade 1 William Wellwood Memorial and Peaceful Way Stakes on Friday (Aug. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with Detonater Hanover and Gios Hope taking the Wellwood elims while Dataprivacy and Fashion Athena scored in the Peaceful Way elims.
Dandy Ideal matches stakes record in Dan Patch at Hoosier
A day removed from being named the home of The Hambletonian beginning in 2027, Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes presented by Indiana Standardbred Breed Development where Dandy Ideal and driver Tyler Buter survived torrid opening fractions en route to a dominant 1:47.2 score for trainer Hunter Oakes.
Another Mile Again wins 100th Fox Stake
Another Mile Again went to the front and never looked back on Friday (Aug. 14) to win the 100th Fox Stake, for 2-year-old pacers, by a length over Gwtrigger in 1:54.3 over a sloppy track at the Indiana State Fair.
Sangria Summer surprises in Shady Daisy
Canadian invader Sangria Summer swooped onto the scene late from a prime stalking trip to foil hard-strung odds-on favorite Be Perfect BG and win the $123,200 Grade 3 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, in the final strides of a 1:48.1 mile on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Miki And Minnie dazzles in Lady Liberty
The Chris Ryder-trained tandem of Twin B Joe Fresh and Miki And Minnie renewed their rivalry in the stretch of the $156,500 Grade 2 Lady Liberty, for pacing mares, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands with Miki And Minnie scoring the winning blow in a 1:48 mile.