Jet Hill is staking his claim as the top 3-year-old trotting colt in the Buckeye State. The son of What The Hill won for the third time in Ohio Sires Stakes action Tuesday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Month: July 2023
Track records fall in Kentucky Sire Stakes finals
Mambacita completed a series sweep with a track record-equaling performance in the $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday (July 4) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, while Charleston, Allegiant and Tip Top Cat all broke divisional track records in their respective finals on a blockbuster Independence Day card.
Rifleman wins Open Pace at Tioga
Rifleman (Corey Braden) hung on to capture the $12,000 Open 1 Handicap Pace at Tioga Downs on Tuesday (July 4).
Howdoyalikeit, Sandpiper N take marks in Plainridge features
A pair of $15,000 conditioned paces separated by gender were contested as the marquee races at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 4), and both events produced performances worthy of fireworks over a track rated wet-fast.
Duval Street, Benicio light up Pocono on the Fourth
A pair of $16,000 pacing events highlighted the Tuesday (July 4) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Thomas Brice, 83, dies
Thomas A. Brice, 83, of Plumville, Pa., died June 30, 2023, at Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center.
Up Your Deo jumps into Top 10 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
MGM Yonkers Trot winner Up Your Deo jumped up into the Top 10 in the Week 4 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. The 3-year-old colt landed at No. 9 and is among three Ake Svanstedt-trained horses in the upper echelon of the rankings, with Six Pack Mares Trot winner Jiggy Jog S second and idle Special Way fourth.
Update: Meadowlands Pace elimination fields drawn
The fields have been drawn for Saturday night’s (July 8) two eliminations for the $700,000 (est.) Meadowlands Pace, an open event for 3-year-olds at the Meadowlands.
Sire Stakes finals lead blockbuster Tuesday at Oak Grove
The Independence Day (Tuesday, July 4) harness racing program at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel will feature plenty of fireworks on the track. Eight early-season Kentucky Sire Stakes series will culminate with $100,000 finals on an 11-race docket featuring many of the sport’s highest-profile competitors and two horses — Mambacita and Arson — looking to cap series sweeps.
American Dreamer and Handsome Harvey score feature wins at Aces
The favorites prevailed in the top two races on the Monday night (July 3) harness racing program at Running Aces.