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Month: July 2024
Verruso, Adamczyk win AHDC Trots at Pocono
Anthony Verruso powered off a pocket ride and Andrew Adamczyk sailed down the pike to capture their respective $10,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (July 28).
DP Freedoms Chrome and James Gould grab headlines in rain-shortened card at Running Aces
The $17,000 Minnesota-sired sophomore male trot led off the abbreviated program on Sunday (July 28) at Running Aces and DP Freedoms Chrome and driver James Gould each posted career milestones while capturing victory in the event by 3-1/4 lengths.
Nora Bertrand, 86, dies
Nora Bertrand, 86, died July 24, 2024.
Both Sunday Pocono features won by a nose
Noses, closers, and upsets were the order of the day at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday evening (July 28), especially in the two feature races.
Call Me Goo dominates Maryland Sire Stakes
Taking a brief respite from Grand Circuit company, Graham Grace Stables’ Call Me Goo showed her class on Sunday (July 28) at Ocean Downs with a facile 1:57.3 win over four rivals in the $25,500 Maryland Sire Stakes for 4- and 5-year-old trotters.
Two year old trotters remain perfect at Oskaloosa
wo Iowa freshmen looked to maintain a perfect season at Oskaloosa during the weekend event. Iowa Sired horses were featured on Saturday (July 27) with Wind Witch competing in race seven for two-year-old trotting fillies.
Seaside Diva stays perfect in Ohio Sires Stakes
Seaside Diva went gate to wire, winning the only $100,000 division of the Ohio Sires Stakes for three-year-filly pacers at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (July 28). Seaside Diva is now three for three in the Sire Stake legs.
NAADA again donates to charitable causes
America’s premier amateur harness driving series, the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA), is happy to announce that it has recently made two donations totaling $5,000 to important charitable causes.
South Beach Star big 1:48.4 winner at Philly
South Beach Star was undoubtedly helped by first turn confusion while winning the $15,000 featured fast-class handicap pace in 1:48.4 Sunday afternoon (July 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but after making the lead with relative ease then storming home in :53.2, no one may have been able to catch him anyway.