Cowgirl Hanover improved to three-for-three in her career and came up just two-fifths of a second short of the MGM Yonkers Raceway track record for a 2-year-old pacing filly when she won the second of two $74,500 New York Sire Stakes divisions on Thursday night (July 11) at Yonkers in 1:53.3. Earlier on the program, Send It Down Slim prevailed in 1:56.2.
Month: July 2024
Grummel’s three-peat an extraordinary feat
It’s rare for a harness racing trainer to condition a division champion in back-to-back years; however, when Whiskey Lou was named the best in her division, it gave Illinois horseman Curt Grummel an even more unique accomplishment: his third consecutive Illinois Conceived and Foaled 2-year-old filly trot titleholder.
Big Al M gets up late for Plainridge feature win
Benefitting from a perfect trip, Big Al M brushed late to victory in the $20,000 Open Handicap Trot at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 11).
Freshmen race at Hughesville (Pa.); sophomores washed out
The horses and horsepeople to be racing at the Lycoming County Fair for the most part had two kinds of luck: not-so-good and then bad.
Valottalove takes Vernon feature
Valottalove and John MacDonald captured the $7,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 11).
Eight trots in 1:55 or faster Thursday at Philly
Eight trotters won in 1:55 or faster on Thursday (July 11) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Buckeye Stallion Series action for 2-year-olds opens Friday
Freshman colt pacers will kick off the first leg in the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-olds Friday night (July 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. A total of $140,000 will be on the line as each of the seven divisions will carry a purse of $20,000.
A look back as Tetrick aims to equal Pace record
From his earliest days of driving on the Grand Circuit, Tim Tetrick has enjoyed success in the Meadowlands Pace. He captured his first Pace in 2007 at the age of 25, making him at the time the youngest driver to ever win the race, and has added five more trophies since then. Tetrick will head to Saturday’s $650,000 edition of the event for 3-year-old pacers with the opportunity to equal John Campbell’s record of seven Meadowlands Pace triumphs when he drives Mirage Hanover, 9-2 on the morning line, at The Meadowlands.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 12
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (July 12).
NYSS freshman filly trotters invade Tioga on Sunday
Tioga Downs plays host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday (July 14).