Four finals of the Western New York Pop-Up Series headlined the card at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 20) with a total of $63,000 distributed between those events.
Year: 2023
Esplosione $91,000 sale caps busy Monday at OnGait.com
The 4-year-old trotter Esplosione 3,1:53.4s led Monday’s (Feb. 20) auctions at onGait.com when he sold to Yolanda Fellows of Ontario for $91,000. Consigned by Nifty Norman, the son of Kadabra has a speed badge of 1:53.4 and was fresh off a second-place finish at Yonkers.
The Raceway at Western Fair shifts qualifying/training to Friday this week
Due to the pending ice storm expected to hit southwestern Ontario on Wednesday (Feb. 22) into Thursday (Feb. 23), The Raceway has switched both its training and qualifying until Friday (Feb. 24) of this week.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Winning Shadow victorious in return to races at MGM Northfield Park
The co-winningest horse for wins in 2021 and 2022, Winning Shadow picked up right where he left off, winning his 2023 debut in style with a 2-1/4 length victory on Sunday (Feb. 19) at MGM Northfield Park.
It’s unanimous: Bulldog Hanover is Horse of the Year
After celebrating a season of unprecedented performances, Bulldog Hanover was at the center of one final historic moment Sunday night as the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards banquet came to an end. Bulldog Hanover became the first unanimous selection to receive the Horse of the Year Award, which began in 1947.
Newcomer takes feature at Miami Valley
Saulsbrook Genesis got off to a slow start to his career, but is making up for lost time now.
Cantstop Yankee, Always Better take new marks at Pocono
A trio of $15,000 conditioned races for oncoming horses topped the Sunday afternoon (Feb. 19) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun Pennsylvania, with the mountain temperatures very non-winterish at about 50 degrees all day.
Drama in Paris
Koctel du Dain was second past the post in the Group 1 race Criterium des Jeunes, but was awarded the victory.
Ecurie D Dk’s first mare bred pronounced in foal
The Ecurie D Syndicate is pleased to announce the first mare bred to Ecurie D DK, Magic Marker 3,1:52.2 ($158,775), the daughter of Susie’s Magic 4,1:52.4 ($700,946), was pronounced in foal on one breeding this past Saturday.