Year: 2023

After getting parked the mile last week, Ohio-bred Mission Accepted upended foe Winning Shadow on Sunday night (March 12) at MGM Northfield Park, winning the $19,000 Open Trot in 1:54.

Threshold, recently shipped to Miami Valley specifically to compete in the George Williams Memorial Series, made the trip from the East Coast worthwhile by capturing the $30,000 championship final on Sunday (March 12).

There were four repeat winners in Saturday’s eight divisions of the second preliminaries of Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $27,500 base-tag horses, but during nine $12,500 divisions of the second-round GOC for $17,500-priced entrants Sunday (March 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, only P L Leeroy could post a repeat victory.

Meetings of the Finance and Rules Committees and the closing general session were on the agenda for Sunday’s third and final day of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH.

A pair of veterans with gawdy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at The Meadowlands Saturday night (March 11), as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trotters.

Incumbents Joe Faraldo and Mark Loewe were re-elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors on Saturday (March 11) at the opening general session on the second day of the annual meeting.

Four of the eight $20,000 divisions of the second preliminary for the Game Of Claims Pacing Series, for horses base-tagged at $27,500 this week, saw repeat winners on Saturday afternoon (March 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

“The Judge” Tony Beltrami had marching orders for his charge All Rise and led for every step to take the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (March 11).

Vivid Wise As is favored to win the Grand Criterium de Vitesse where his son, Charmant de Zack, also is entered to race.

A pair of $20,000 Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacers headline the Sunday night action at Cal Expo, with Cenalta Hawk and JP Jetty getting top billing among the males while Give Me This Dance and Divine Art renew their rivalry in the distaff division.