Charlie May, who took his mark of 1:47.1 at The Meadowlands last year but knew cruel luck here the year before that, had all the luck go his way in the $444,000 William R. Haughton Memorial for free-for-all pacers on Saturday night, equaling his lifetime mark after sliding up the pylons late to defeat Tattoo Artist by a half length.
Month: July 2023
Adashious Hanover rebounds in $20,000 Distaff feature at MGM Northfield Park
Sometimes shippers need a week and Adashious Hanover, a $120,000 Harrisburg yearling, proved she was the real deal on Saturday, scoring a powerful victory in the $20,000 feature at MGM Northfield Park.
Confederate wins Meadowlands Pace
Tim Tetrick needed only a few words to sum up Confederate’s win in Saturday’s (July 15) $668,000 Meadowlands Pace. “That was a ride there,” Tetrick said after Confederate, the 1-2 favorite, covered the final quarter-mile in :25.4 to capture The Meadowlands’ signature race for 3-year-old pacers by 3-1/2 lengths over longshot Hungry Angel Boy in 1:47. Christchurch finished third.
Northville Downs feature won by Admiral Adam
Admiral Adam and driver Kody Massey survived a first-up trip to win the Saturday night featured Open 1 Handicap at Northville Downs in a new lifetime mark of 1:53.3.
Mikala shocks in Dorothy Haughton Memorial
George Brennan returned to The Meadowlands on Saturday (July 15) for just a single drive, but the veteran teamster knew what he was doing guiding Mikala to a 41-1 upset in the $159,000 Dorothy Haughton Memorial, outkicking Grace Hill in the final strides.
Sylvia Hanover rallies in lane to win Mistletoe Shalee
Sylvia Hanover crossed the final frontier — the Canadian-U.S. border. And in her first Stateside race, she survived a difficult journey on the rim to defeat Twin B Joe Fresh by a half-length in the $169,000 Mistletoe Shalee, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday evening (July 15) at The Meadowlands.
Tetrick sweeps Del Miller Memorial divisions
Quick Stop and Heaven Hanover were the winners of Saturday’s (July 15) two $105,250 divisions of the Del Miller Memorial for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands, giving driver Tim Tetrick a sweep of the two events.
Jim Taggart Jr. gets grand slam including feature at Tioga
Jim Taggert drove four winners on the card including a win with K J Michael in the featured $10,500 Open 2 Pace at Tioga Downs on Saturday.
Oregon Trail rallies to win Vernon feature
Oregon Trail (Jimmy Whittemore) charged late to capture the $6,500 featured pace on Saturday (July 15) at Vernon Downs.
Woodbine Mohawk Park forced to cancel Saturday card after four races
A torrential downpour following Saturday’s (July 15( fourth-race forced Woodbine Mohawk Park to cancel the remainder of its live racing program due to unsafe track conditions.