Month: March 2024

Carbine made it two in a row Thursday (Feb. 29) at Miami Valley Raceway when he took the Open handicap in 1:50 from the assigned nine hole. Parked to the :27.1 opening quarter, the 6-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere led at each next call to win by 3-1/4 lengths. Trace Tetrick drove the winner for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr. and owner Odds On Racing.

Betmetowin (Uncle Peter), the 5-2 second choice in the betting, inherited the win in harness racing’s Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association’s event at Northfield Park on Saturday night.

Yogi Sheridan sat a pocket trip and capitalized on the circumstances to win behind Lionhead in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday.

The 6-year-old French trotter Idao de Tillard with Clement Duvaldestin continued his winning streak at Vincennes Saturday afternoon winning the prestigious Prix de Selection.

On Saturday night, the Meadowlands hosted two more MADC pace races over a sloppy track. Not only did Tony Beltrami win both races, but he was the post-time favorite and normally we don’t see the betting public’s choice win these events.

When the connections of The Gypsy Queen IR claimed the daughter of Foreclosure N on Feb. 17, they knew the mare was talented, but they weren’t sure how talented. They found out on Saturday at MGM Northfield Park as she dug in down the stretch to win the $18,000 Filly and Mare Distaff.

It wasn’t easy, but American Dealer N, one week after finishing a solid second to the hottest horse around, got up at the wire to take the Saturday night pacing feature at The Meadowlands, a $23,000 high-end conditioned event.

The old saying goes, ‘Nice guys finish last.’ Well, in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Pace on Saturday night (March 2), the nice guy finished first, Vel Mr Nice Guy ($18) that is.

Local pacing star Punchesinbunches was the big winner Saturday night at The Raceway’s annual awards night, taking home both 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt honors and winning a ‘unanimous’ decision as Overall Horse Of The Year.

he Game Of Claims Series, a vehicle for sharp horses racing for a tag to make good money for their owners (which can change every week during the preliminaries), kicked off its 2024 action on Saturday afternoon (March 2) at Pocono Downs.