The Friday (July 28) spotlight at Northville Downs was on 6-year-old pacing mare Coqui Coqui, who captured the Mares Open Handicap Pace in 1:55.2 by a widening 2-3/4 lengths.
Month: July 2023
Buzzsaw Russ continues winning ways in Indiana Sires Stakes
After his track record-equaling 1:48.2 mile last week, Buzzsaw Russ continued his winning ways in Friday’s (July 28) $96,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Jive Dancing A upsets in Yonkers distaff
Sent off at 22-1, Jive Dancing A was a first-over, 1:53.2 winner in Friday night’s (July 28) featured $36,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Lepanto wins Vernon feature, leads Dalious grand slam
Barton Dalious padded his lead atop the Vernon Downs driving colony with four winners on Friday (July 28), including a 1:56.2 score in the $7,500 featured trot with Lepanto ($4.70).
Scioto set for #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals
The $100,000 #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals will be held on Saturday (July 29) at Eldorado Scioto Downs amid a multitude of promotional activities planned for the weekend.
Hambletonian Fan Experience at American Dream Saturday
American Dream and the Hambletonian Society are teaming up to host a Harness Racing Fan Experience event at the entertainment and retail center, in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday (July 29) from 12 noon-2 p.m.
Oaks hopeful ‘Something’ from the beginning
From early on, breeder Ron Mersky had a really good feeling about Railee Something. Ever since then, the 3-year-old trotting filly has done nothing to change Mersky’s opinion. Railee Something has won 11 of 19 career races, hit the board an additional five times, and earned $332,636 for Mersky, who retained ownership of the daughter of International Moni-Railee Priti. She is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the first of Saturday’s two $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks eliminations for sophomore female trotters at The Meadowlands.
Kentucky Sire Stakes return to Red Mile
On Sunday (July 30), Monday (July 31) and Tuesday (Aug. 1) Red Mile returns with plenty of stakes action.
NYSS sophomore trotting colts on tap Monday at Monticello
The 3-year-old trotting colts come to Monticello Raceway on Monday (July 31) for two heats of New York Sire Stakes and two dashes of the Excelsior series, all competing for $154,000 in purse money.
Ghostly Casper among trio of Ontario sired colts heading to Hambletonian
The 98th Hambletonian begins on Saturday night (July 28) at The Meadowlands with a pair of $100,000 eliminations and there are three sons of Ontario sires in the field, Ghostly Casper, Osceola, and Tuscan Prince.