Telenovela (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) and Prairie Magical (Dan Harvey) won the co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 29).
Month: September 2023
Captain Albano downs Newsroom in Arlene Siegel Memorial Bluegrass
Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion Captain Albano waited to make his attack on even-money favorite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
Warrawee Michelle, Draw The Line fastest in Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass
Ake Svanstedt pupil Warrawee Michelle and Dustin Jones trainee Draw The Line recorded the fastest miles of the five divisions for the $429,000 Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass Stakes, for 2-year-old trotting fillies, with 1:53.2 clockings in their respective divisions on Friday (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
Maine freshmen finals set for Cumberland
Once again, First Tracks Cumberland welcomes the $200,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness horses on Saturday, being held on the final day of the 151st Cumberland Fair.
Ken Hanover returns to work in Bluegrass
Ken Hanover is a horse that enjoys his job, and business time arrives again Saturday in the first of three divisions of the Bluegrass Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers at Lexington’s Red Mile. The start will come nine days after the colt won his elimination of the Little Brown Jug with a track-record performance and finished third in the final.
Barry Probber, 73, dies
Born January 1, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY to Dr Edwin and Ellen Probber. Barry passed away in Florida on September 24. He was 73.
Russell Foster wins five at Rosecroft Thursday
Russell Foster concluded a terrific week of racing at Rosecroft Raceway with four wins on the 14-race betting card and one other in the non-betting Maryland Sires Stakes races on Thursday.
Big carryovers Saturday at MGM Northfield Park
Wednesday proved difficult for those wagering on MGM Northfield Park as the Pick-5 and Pick-6 both went unsolved once again, providing an opportunity for a big score on Saturday.
Prohibition Legal looks to move forward in Dayton Distaff Derby
Prohibition Legal was an O’Brien Award-winner at age 2 in 2021, when her only loss in nine starts was a second-place finish behind Dan Patch Award-recipient Niki Hill in the She’s A Great Lady Stakes. Following a one-win campaign last year, trainer Nick Gallucci gave the female pacer an extended rest before sending her into action this season. As the 4-year-old mare prepares for Saturday’s Dayton Distaff Derby, so far so good.
Filly Bell Boots shows she’s a player
It’s long been known that the only certainty in horse racing is its uncertainly and we were reminded of that in last Sunday’s Hawthorne leg of its Night of Champion series for 2- and 3-year-old ICF trotters.