Chester, PA – Two-year-old trotting fillies came to Harrah’s Philadelphia Wednesday (July 17) afternoon for the second preliminary rounds of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series, and the biggest newsmaker was the sire Greenshoe, who fathered both winners in the Sire Stakes competition and also two of the successful Stallion Series fillies.
Month: July 2024
Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Eight
The Meadowlands has released Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Eight.
Freehold Raceway seeks winner’s circle attendant
Freehold Raceway is seeking a winner’s circle attendant beginning Aug. 23.
It’s Academic looks to defend Spirit of Massachusetts title
After scoring an impressive victory in the 2023 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot that saw him grinding uncovered from the half to the wire, It’s Academic returns to Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 21) to try and repeat in this year’s edition of the $250,000 trotting classic as one of nine starters who will make up the full field going postward.
Freshman colt trotters head to Buckeye Stallion Series
Four divisions of freshman colt trotters will wrap up the first leg in the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-olds Wednesday night (July 17) at MGM Northfield Park. Each of the four divisions will carry a purse of $20,000.
Tuggin On My Heart threepeats in Aces top Open pace
The feature race on the Tuesday night (July 16) program at Running Aces was the $15,500 Open handicap Pace with a field of seven very talented contenders.
Deebo Hanover, Primo Maschio take Ocean series splits
Forrest Bartlett’s Deebo Hanover made every pole a winning one in his defeat of first-round winner Little Instigator in his $8,500 second-round division of the Bucky Gray Jr. Memorial on Tuesday (July 16) at Ocean Downs. Primo Maschio won the other division of the series for 2-year-old pacers.
Red Mile qualifiers canceled this week
Qualifiers for Wednesday morning (July 17) at The Red Mile have been canceled due to rain.
Homebreds sweep Buckeye Stallion Series races at Scioto
All four $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series were won by owners who also bred their 2-year-old trotting fillies. Joyce McClelland took half of the events held Tuesday (July 16) at Eldorado Scioto Downs when her horses Travel Nurse and Aunt Laura lowered their lifetime marks.
Thursday’s card at Yonkers includes Pick-5 carryover, guaranteed pool
Tuesday night’s (July 16) Pick-5 at MGM Yonkers Raceway started with horses at odds of 10-1, 46-1 and 13-1 winning, and that led to the wager not being hit. As a result, when racing resumes on Thursday (July 18), there will be a $7,575.22 carryover and a $20,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence.