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Chester, PA – An Adios Pace finalist defeated “Team Oaks” and a Meadowlands Pace finalist in the $14,400 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia Wednesday (Aug. 10) afternoon, as Quick Snap won in 1:51.4 over Jo Pa’s Warrior and PJ Lou.
Washington, PA — Dismissed at 7-1, Rock Me Cristal let Lady Newton do the heavy lifting on the point, then edged by her in the Lightning Lane to capture Wednesday’s (Aug. 10) feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $12,000 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace.
Alvin Miller knows what it’s like to bring a longshot to the Dan Patch Stakes. He also knows that anything is possible, even for a longshot. Last year, Miller’s Tellmeaboutit was 68-1 from post nine in the annual event for older male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino but came charging from the back of the pack in :25.2 over the final quarter-mile to finish second by a neck to Catch The Fire. On Friday, Tellmeaboutit again will be a longshot when he meets nine foes in this year’s $315,000 Dan Patch Stakes.
An extremely busy week of Grand Circuit action kicks off this Wednesday (Aug. 10) as The Indiana State Fair will host one day of Grand Circuit racing with the feature being the $55,670 Fox Stake for 2-year-old colt pacers.
Vernon Downs will play host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday (Aug. 12).
Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands, showcasing the finest in Grand Circuit harness racing, was a resounding success by any standard. More than $3.5 million in purses distributed over 16 races filled with the best our sport has to offer, and some fantastic back stories made for a very memorable day.
Dr. Karyn Malinowski, Director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers, recently received the Harness Horse Youth Foundation’s 2021 Service To Youth Award at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. She was surrounded by her colleagues and friends.
The $16,500 Open Handicap went to post as the featured event on Tuesday night (Aug. 9) at Running Aces with a six pack of top level pacers lining up behind the starting gate in race seven on the nine-race program.
Trainer Marc Tardif swept both divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers at Topsham Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 9).
The second leg in the Buckeye Stallion Series for freshman colt pacers and filly trotters headed to the Champaign County Fair in Urbana on Tuesday night (Aug. 9). Tony Hall and Aaron Merriman topped all drivers with three wins each, while Anette Lorentzon was the only trainer to win two races.
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