Driver Matthew Athearn reached a career milestone at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (April 25), winning the fifth race with Dandy’s Everlasting (1:52.4, $5.00) in a new lifetime mark to claim his 800th driving win.
Year: 2023
Elegant Dulupin FR wins Game Of Claims trot final
Elegant Dulupin FR took full advantage of the rail in Tuesday’s (April 25) $40,000 Game Of Claims Series championship for $25,000 claiming trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, going wire-to-wire for driver Mark MacDonald while taking a new mark of 1:55.
New pop-up series for claimers at Yonkers
MGM Yonkers Raceway has created a new pop-up series to test the versatility of claiming fillies and mares.
Promising winners in Philadelphia qualifiers
Some promising 3-year-olds and a well-remembered 3-year-old from last year were among the winners in Tuesday morning (April 25) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Rose Run Yanae wins Hackett final
Rose Run Yanae, a winner of an Ohio Breeders Championship division in 2022, got the best of Rose Run Yolanda, winner of the other division of the Breeders championship and the 2022 Ohio Sires Stakes championship, in the first showdown of their sophomore seasons. The pair of Triumphant Caviar daughters finished one-two in the $50,000 championship leg of the James K. Hackett Memorial on Monday (April 24) at Miami Valley Raceway.
Muhammad Ali x Siegelman Stable
Above a mountain top in northeastern Pennsylvania might be one of the most important places in boxing history. Along with a boxing gym and multiple cabins sits a horse stable — just feet away from the boxing ring where Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest boxer to ever live, trained during his career.
New Vocations charity auction in progress
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program’s annual Open Barn and BBQ is coming up Friday (April 28) from 3-8 p.m. at their Mereworth Farm facility in Lexington, Ky.
It’s A Herbie rebounds in Oak Grove Open Trot
He went a tiresome journey from the outermost post last week, but this week trainer-driver Verlin Yoder let the race come to It’s A Herbie and he delivered in bundles to take the $24,000 Open Trot on Monday afternoon (April 24) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Rocksapatriot, Vulcan Hanover capture $25,000 Opens Saturday at Shenandoah Downs
Stephen Farrell’s Rocksapatriot surged past Volley Ball Beach and Alilthundadownunda in deep stretch to score a big win Saturday (April 22) in Shenandoah Downs’ $25,000 Blue Ridge Open Pace, highlighting week four action. Despite a sloppy track from morning and early afternoon rains, the final time of 1:52.4 was just three-fifths of a second off John’s Dream’s track record time of 1:52.1.
Hellabalou hauls down favorites in MGM Borgata Pacing Series final
The 47-1 shot Hellabalou pulled off the big upset in the $511,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final on Monday night (April 24) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, rallying up the inside in the lane after yielding to sit in the pocket early. The final time for the Joe Bongiorno-driven, Ron Burke-trained horse was 1:50.3.