Walter W. Zent, DVM, 84, died June 29, 2023.
Month: July 2023
Next Generation Colts to race tonight
Eldorado Scioto Downs hosts the 4th annual $150,000 Next Generation late closing events Saturday (July 1). For Ohio-sired 2-year-olds, nominators had to purchase a $10,000 slot but didn’t need to name a specific horse until they dropped in the box.
Stewart stays hot at DuQuoin
Hot (97 degrees) and humid (80 percent) conditions with a “feels like” temperature of 112 degrees made for an uncomfortable afternoon of harness racing Friday (June 30) at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds for both horses and horsemen alike, nevertheless the sweltering weather didn’t slow down the red-hot driver Cordarius Stewart a bit.
Sophomore colts to contest third Buckeye leg
Four divisions each of 3-year-old colt pacers and trotters will wrap up the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series Sunday and Monday (July 2 and 3) at MGM Northfield Park.
Friday five-pack of MADC events
Five different drivers won in the quintet of Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club events held on a warm and hazy Friday night (June 30) at the Meadowlands.
$25k guaranteed Pick-8 returns to Scioto Sat.
With the fourth annual Next Generation events on Saturday (July 1), Eldorado Scioto Downs is bringing back the popular Pick-8 for the first time in 2023.
Extra! Extra! Newsroom wins at Big M
The bettors at the Meadowlands crushed Newsroom down to 1-2 in the wagering, and the son of Always B Miki-Well Hello There delivered in the Friday night (June 30) feature, a $34,050 Geers Stakes division for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the pace.
Travlin Swan, Uniquerock take Friday Northville Opens
A pair of Opens shared the Friday (June 30) spotlight at Northville Downs as 7-year-old trotting gelding Travlin Swan, driven by trainer Art McIlmurray, and 5-year-old pacing mare Uniquerock, driven by Kody Massey, won their respective divisions.