George Napolitano Jr. dominated the action on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. On a 13-race Saturday (Sept. 9) program, Napolitano drove seven winners.
Month: September 2023
Vivid Wise As stars in MGM Yonkers International Trot
Vivid Wise As, representing Italy in Saturday’s $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway, took advantage of a quick start to get the lead from post one, repelled multiple challengers throughout, and drew off in the closing stages to win the race in 2:23.1 over the distance of 1-1/4 miles.
So Amazing holds on to win at Vernon
So Amazing (Steeven Genois) captured the $6,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace on Friday (September 8).
Red Mile begins week with onset of stakes
Harness racing’s Red Mile begins it’s Sunday-Monday-Tuesday week with an octet of stakes events on Sunday (Sept. 10), highlighted by a pair of $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series events.
Hawthorne ends harness racing drought
It’s been a long time coming. After a one-year hiatus, harness racing returns to Hawthorne Racecourse Saturday (Sept. 9), the opening night program of its 2023 Standardbred racing season.
Michigan Sire Stakes finals recap
Friday night (Sept. 8) Northville Downs hosted Michigan Sire Stakes finals action with stakes purses totaling $666,000 that included four non-wagering finals for the four pacing divisions and then the pari-mutuel program contested the four trotting divisions.
Heartland Standardbred Sale to be record-setting
The Heartland Standardbred Sale, to be held Tuesday (Sept. 19) in Cannon Falls, MN already has a record number of consignments. Though the sale historically specializes in Minnesota-bred babies, yearlings eligible to jurisdictions all over the country are catalogued and will be in the ring come the 19th.
Tactical Mounds strikes, Air Power soars in New Jersey Classic Finals
Sophomore trotting filly Tactical Mounds went the distance and sophomore trotting colt Air Power muscled through to take their respective $275,000 finals of the New Jersey Classic on Friday night (Sept. 8) at The Meadowlands.
Now Hear This! Undefeated Newsroom wins NJ Classic colt pace
Val D’Or Farms’ Newsroom made yet another headline in the $150,000 New Jersey Classic final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, coasting to a 1:49.4 lifetime best win — his fifth in as many starts to date — on Friday (Sept. 8) at The Meadowlands.