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Six months ago, Adriano Sorella could not have expected to be in the situation he finds himself in today. His pride and joy, pacer Jimmy Freight, returned to the racetrack and climbed to the top of the harness racing world.
The inaugural meeting of the Sports Betting Regulators Association will immediately follow the summer National Conference of Legislators from Gaming States at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Mass., on Sunday (July 10) at 1 p.m.
Regulations under the new Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority will go into effect as scheduled this week after a federal judge in Louisiana denied a restraining order and preliminary injunction.
Forbidden Trade has won the Hambletonian, a Horse of the Year Award, and divisional honors every year except at age 4 when he was injured. Yet, for all his accomplishments, the 6-year-old male trotter remains somewhat under the radar. For example, Forbidden Trade was the favorite only three times in his past 16 races. He won seven and finished second twice. The first race during that stretch was his victory at odds of 7-1 in the Crawford Farms Open Trot at The Meadowlands a year ago. On Saturday, he returns to the Big M looking to win the $147,000 event for older trotters again.
Annapolis Hanover has been sailing through his conditions, but the youngster will try to navigate through deeper waters in Saturday’s (July 2) $164,618 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for freshman colt and gelding pacers at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Massachusetts bred 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers who are eligible to the $2.4 million (est.) Massachusetts Sire Stakes later this year have already gotten underway and are winning at tracks across the northeast and the list starts with a pair of 3-year-old trotters who made a lot of news at two, and are ready to do the same again in their sophomore campaigns.
On a night that was loaded with impressive performances, Hottieonthehorizon managed to steal the show with a dazzling display of grit in the top distaff feature on Thursday (June 30) at Running Aces.
He might have a way to go to get his connections even, but Little Expensive is well on his way.
After a slow start, Marquis Lafayette finished fast — and first — in the $17,500 featured trot at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (June 30).
Drive To Deliver zipped to the lead from post four and held off the late challenge of Express Man to win his second straight in Thursday’s (June 30) Pop Up Series at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Austral Hanover took the other $8,000 second-leg division in the series for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
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