Fallout overcame failing cover on the far turn and rallied to narrowly prevail in a four-horse photo finish in the $274,720 Grade 2 Progress Pace, for 3-year-olds, on Wednesday (Nov. 26) at Bally’s Dover, pulling a 20-1 upset in the act.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Dandy Ideal, Madden Oaks win Progress elims
Matron Stakes winner Dandy Ideal and Meadowlands Pace winner Madden Oaks punched their tickets to next week’s Grade 2 Progress Pace, for 3-year-olds, with victories in their respective $35,000 eliminations on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Bally’s Dover.
Fall Final Four, FanDuel fostered fabulous finish to Big M season
Despite rainy and chilly conditions, the final big Grand Circuit night of racing at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 15) had everything: big stars, big purses, big betting and bang-bang finishes. In addition, on a night when public choices usually shine bright, some of the game’s biggest stars – who were small-priced favorites – were extinguished.
She’s A Bulldog, Gentleman’s Club upset in Fall Final Four Paces
Heavy favorites in the Three Diamonds and Governor’s Cup suffered defeats over a “good” track on Saturday night (Nov. 15) at The Meadowlands with one chalk bested by a winless rival and another by a headstrong pacesetter at double-digit odds.
Diabolic Hill, All Time Trot S rally in rookie trots
Freshman trotters Diabolic Hill and All Time Trot S took similar paths to victory in the Grade 1 Valley Victory and Goldsmith Maid, respectively, on Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Meadowlands, yielding for close stalking trips before emerging in the homestretch to post gutsy wins over tough pacesetting rivals.
Maximus Miki, Lexus Kody win FanDuel Open Championships
Maximus Miki and driver Scott Zeron won Saturday’s $350,000 Grade 1 FanDuel Open Pace Championship by 1-3/4 lengths over Ken Hanover in a stakes-record-equaling 1:47.3, followed three races later by Lexus Kody and Yannick Gingras capturing the $350,000 Grade 1 FanDuel Open Trot Championship by 2-1/4 lengths over Periculum in 1:51, both over a “good” track at The Meadowlands.
Miki And Minnie marvels against mares, M-M’s Dream supreme in FanDuel Championships
Chris Ryder’s sophomore filly icon Miki And Minnie trounced older competition as the decisive favorite in the $175,000 Grade 2 FanDuel Championship Mare Pace on Saturday (Nov. 15) at The Meadowlands. M-M’s Dream won earlier on the card in her Big M swan song in the $175,000 Grade 2 FanDuel Championship Mare Trot.
Naughty Beauty, Fragment, Heart For Two victorious in 2-year-old Matron Stakes at Bally’s Dover Downs
Naughty Beauty, Fragment and Heart For Two were winners in graded Matron Stakes at Bally’s Dover Downs Thursday (Nov. 7). Todd McCarthy drove two of the three winners for trainer Andrew Harris and his co-owners William Pollock and Bruce Areman.
Ken Jacobs sweeps Kindergarten Pace finals
Owner Kenneth Jacobs took home a pair of winner’s circle pictures and winner’s checks when his gelding Bookie J and filly Prtynproud Hanover won in their $125,000 Grade 3 Kindergarten Series pacing finals on Saturday night (Nov. 1) at The Meadowlands.
Busy Miss Lissy S, Twin B Seven Sins capture Kindergarten Trot finals
East Rutherford, NJ – Busy Miss Lissy S and Twin B Seven Sins sailed to win their respective $125,000 finals for the Grade 3 Kindergarten Series Trot at The Meadowlands on Saturday…