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March 20, 2023 by Michael Carter, for MGM Northfield ParkAfter exchanging punches with Winning Shadow and world champion Mission Accepted in recent weeks, Killer Instinct was the star of the show on Sunday (March 19) at MGM Northfield Park, launching a three-wide bid off the final turn on his way to an 8-1 upset in the co-featured $19,000 Open Handicap Trot.
March 19, 2023 from PHHA/PoconoP L Leeroy, the only double winner in the first two preliminaries in his sector of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, couldn’t complete a sweep of his prelims on Sunday afternoon in one of 10 $12,500 divisions for horses priced at $20,000. Instead, he was joined by his conqueror Mister Daytona N and four other horses as two-time victors as their group’s preliminaries ended a week before their $25,000 final.
March 19, 2023 by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Casino HotelAfter rattling off four consecutive victories at Saratoga Casino Hotel this season, Summit City Sonny made his first local foray into top-level company a winning one by way of a 1:57.2 score in Sunday's (March 19) $17,000 Open Trot at the Spa.
March 19, 2023 by Dave Little, Meadowlands Media RelationsInaminute Hanover had raced well in three straight starts at the Meadowlands heading into Saturday’s (March 18) featured $45,000 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trotters, and according to his driver, Andy McCarthy, it was his time to visit the winner’s circle.
March 19, 2023 by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Casino HotelTrainer Amanda Kelley and driver Jim Devaux teamed up to sweep both winners-over pacing events on the Saturday (March 18) card at Saratoga Casino Hotel, doing so with favorites Willie Go West N and Mach Le More A.
March 18, 2023 by Ray Cotolo, for the American Harness Drivers ClubBoth $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (March 18) were taken in down-the-road speed jobs by both Tony Ciuffetelli and Newton "Yogi" Sheridan.
March 18, 2023 from PHHA/PoconoPark Official and Caviart Val both swept their respective sets of three $20,000 preliminaries in the Game Of Claims Pacing Series with wins on the Saturday afternoon (March 18) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Both of them were also claimed for the third straight week — this time for $30,000 each in the progressively-growing tag series — and trainer Jason Brewer, who had gotten both after $27,500 claims the week before, thus lost both streaking horses coming up to the $40,000 championship next Saturday.
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