Al Papi led a sweep of the exacta for trainer Ron Burke in the $420,500 Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by 1/ST BET, on Saturday (July 25) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Driven by Yannick Gingras in the 60th edition of the race for 3-year-old pacers, Al Papi won on the front in 1:48.1 at Burke’s home track, defeating stablemate Melillo by a head and Odds On Mr Mamba by a neck.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Wendy J Stings, Gustav Vasa among Kindergarten winners at Big M
Wendy J Stings and Gustav Vasa were two of the 2-year-olds that walked down victory lane Friday night (July 24) at the Meadowlands when eight $25,000 second leg divisions of the Kindergarten Classic Series were contested for competitors of each sex and gait.
American Power sets track record in G2 Zweig at Vernon
American Power became the fastest trotter ever at Vernon Downs on Sunday night (July 19) as he captured the $300,000 Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Open Trot for 3-year-olds in 1:50.
Lexus Kody wins Spirit of Massachusetts Trot in track record time
Lexus Kody, the 2025 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, won the $300,000 G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 19) after an early move put him in control of the race and into the record books.
Odds On Mr Mamba, Al Papi victorious in G1 Adios eliminations
Odds On Mr Mamba and Al Papi will lead the field in next Saturday’s (July 25) $420,000 Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios final, presented by 1ST/BET, at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows after they won their respective $25,000 eliminations for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday (July 18) afternoon.
Brandon Blvd prevails in dramatic Meadowlands Pace finish
Brandon Blvd took the lead on the backstretch and then held off a slew of challengers in the stretch to capture the Grade 1 $810,000 Meadowlands Pace, for 3-year-olds, in 1:48.1 Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Bythemissal gives Burke 17,000th win with G2 Haughton upset
Torrid fractions poised double millionaire Bythemissal for a furious bid from last down the center of the track to score his first stakes win as a 7-year-old with a 1:47 upset at 55-1 in the first of two $135,700 divisions of the Grade 2 William Haughton Memorial on Saturday night (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
On To Norway becomes millionaire with G1 Maturity score
After taking on all comers in the Hoosier State as a sophomore, Indiana sensation On To Norway has proven worthy of the Grand Circuit stage so far in his 4-year-old season, following up his North American-record 1:48.3 score in last week’s Grade 2 Graduate Series final with a gutsy 2:04.3 victory over 1-1/8 miles in the Grade 1 $425,000 E.T. Gerry Jr. Hambletonian Maturity, for 4-year-old trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Apex, Endurance win G3 Dancer divisions
Hambletonian hopefuls Apex and Endurance won their respective divisions of the Grade 3 Stanley Dancer Memorial, for 3-year-old male trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands, both as favorites and both in 1:52.
Nezuko Kamado S sparkles in G2 Del Miller
Nezuko Kamado S kept her undefeated sophomore season intact with a lifetime-best 1:50.1 score in the $141,900 first division of the Grade 2 Del Miller Memorial, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.