A pair of $9,500 conditioned/optional claiming races were featured at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 8) night and both wins were achieved with off the pace efforts.
Blackhawk Zette wins Open Trot at Tioga
Blackhawk Zette (Ridge Warren) captures the $14,500 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 8).
Kane Memorial Pace to be held on August 22
The $50,000 Kane Memorial Pace will be held on Saturday, August 22, at Batavia Downs. The race will be for Non-Winners of $100,000 in 2026, with the field consisting of the eight highest money earners in 2026.
Primo Uomo snares Open Pace at Vernon
Primo Uomo (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) takes the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 8).
Humble A (Chris Long) was first to the quarter in :26.1. He flew to the half in :54.1. He maintained the lead to three quarters in 1:22.1.
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.
Favorites in Pocono features; Bombers also strike Saturday
Favorites won the three featured races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Hambletonian Saturday (Aug. 8) afternoon – but after that, mutuel mayhem was more the order of the day.
Women Layer, Captain Albano win G2 McKee splits
Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48.2 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48.3 victory in the $139,900 second section of the annual event for open pacers.
Miami County Fair post time changed
Post Time For the races at the Miami County Fair in Troy, OH, on August 18, 2026 has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
Apex a nose best in record-setting Hambletonian
Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49.2.