The Pick-5 at Northfield Park on Tuesday night (May 12) went unsolved after a 25-1 longshot narrowly won the payoff leg sending a carryover to the Wednesday evening (May 13) festivities.
8,000 wins for Widger
Driver Sam Widger earned his 8,000th career victory as he drove veteran pacer Saying Grace N to a front-stepping victory in a $5,500 starter allowance/optional claimer at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Tuesday (May 12).
Bartlett lands 12,000th career win
Jason Bartlett became just the 11th North American driver to have 12,000 career victories after he captured the eighth race on Tuesday night (May 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with Heaven On High N.
Help Us Help You wins again at the Spa
Help Us Help You has been a winning machine of late at Saratoga Casino Hotel. On Tuesday (May 12), the 4-year-old Helpisontheway gelding scored his fifth victory in his last six starts, posting a 1:59.1 win in a co-featured $9,700 conditioned trot.
Memorynimagination wins again at Plainridge
Memorynimagination has been a force this year at Plainridge Park and on Tuesday (May 12) registered his third top-class victory by winning the $25,000 Open Trot.
Pisces Rising the ‘big fish’ in Pocono series
In the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania last week, there were four divisions – but five winners, as there was a dead-heat for first in one of them. One of the dead-heat winners, Pisces Rising, on Tuesday (May 12) became the only two-time winner to date in the trotting series with a 1:55 victory in one of five $16,000 divisions, with the base claiming tag this week raised to $25,000.
Stevie Hanover headlines Tuesday Harrington winners
Frank Chick’s Stevie Hanover ($9.60, Montrell Teague) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (May 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Oak Grove Trotting Derby, Oaks detention notice
There will be a detention barn for horses competing in the finals of the Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Oaks.
Oak Grove announces $20k Pick-4 guarantee Sat.
On Saturday (May 16), Oak Grove Racing & Gaming will offer a $20,000 guaranteed Pick-4, anchoring a spectacular day of world-class harness racing.
Svanstedt Stable sharp in Philly qualifiers
Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt brought a trio of talented trotters to the Tuesday morning (May 12) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia and won with all three – by a combined margin of 25-1/2 lengths.