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The New York Sire Stakes calendar is now in full swing as the 2-year-olds are starting to get into the action. Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 29) will welcome the freshman male trotters in a pair of events.
After beating a tornado, Rock It Out is back to defeating horses. Rock It Out, a 5-year-old female pacer, last week won a $22,000 Fillies and Mares Open at Oak Grove Racing in a career-best 1:49.4 for owner/trainer Donna Holt. The triumph came six months after the mare was one of six horses to survive a devastating tornado that passed through western Kentucky on Dec. 10 and destroyed Holt’s house and barn.
Pembroke Legacy continued to build upon her storybook career on Sunday (June 26), etching out yet another determined epic at Bangor Raceway while remaining undefeated in Maine Sire Stakes competition this season.
Top trotters were showcased at Running Aces on Sunday (June 26) for the second edition of the Steve Wiseman Memorial.
On Sunday (June 26), eight $25,000 divisions of the newly established Oak Grove Early Sire Stakes Series for 2-year-old Kentucky-bred trotters and pacers took place at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
After he won with Yankee On The Move in the first race at Buffalo Raceway on Sunday (June 26), Kevin Cummings eclipsed the $20 million mark in career driving earnings.
The second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series wrapped up at MGM Northfield Park Sunday night (June 26) with the four favorites earning victories. Three-year-old colt trotters Phantom Tom and Hustlenomics picked up their second BSS victories while Mo Bay and Slim Jimmy won for the first time in the series.
Wishing Stone, who was the richest offspring of Conway Hall with $2,359,150 and fastest with a mark of 1:51.2f, died suddenly Monday morning (June 27) in his paddock at the Toniatti Stud farm in Italy.
Winning Shadow trotted home for his 50th career victory, winning the sixth race at MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (June 26).
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Driver Tim Tetrick swept the two divisions of the $135,032 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies during the Sunday (June 26) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, taking both sections with daughters of Captaintreacherous: winning first with (inter)national divisional leader Treacherous Dragon, and then with Captain Cowgirl in the faster cut.
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