Warrawee Michelle won Saturday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Invitational for older trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:50, becoming the fastest 4-year-old trotter ever on a five-eighths-mile track and giving trainer Ake Svanstedt his third consecutive victory in the event named after one of his former stars.
Month: August 2025
Grand Galop Semalu scores 70th victory at Skowhegan (ME) State Fair
Longevity does not always equal success and vice versa, but on those magical occasions when the two match up, exceptional things can happen.
Maine trotters scoot through Skowhegan
Six $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year old trotters scampered through the Skowhegan State Fair on Friday (Aug. 15) with several of the diagonally gaited set taking new records in the process.
Gaetan P. Cloutier, 79, dies
Gaetan P. Cloutier, 79, of Leeds, ME passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Marshwood Center. He was the longtime partner of Mary J. Parker.
Svanstedt doubles up in Big M’s Garden State
Just 13 days removed from his third victory in the Hambletonian, Ake Svanstedt wasn’t resting on his laurels Friday night at The Meadowlands, taking two of three divisions of the Garden State for 2-year-old trotters.
Buckeye Stallion Series in action at Scioto Downs
Three divisions of $20,000 Buckeye Stallion Series action for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters anchored the Friday (August 15) card at Eldorado Scioto Downs with three different drivers, trainers and stallions winning each division.
JK The Great, Dancing Dreamer dazzle in INSS at Hoosier
Rookie pacing colts took center stage at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Aug. 15) with a pair of splits of $66,000 round three splits of Indiana Sire Stakes won by JK The Great and Dancingdreamer highlighting the 13-race card.
Powered By Mach wins Tioga feature
Powered By Mach (Jim Pantaleano) captured the $8,000 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (August 15).
Fansville converts second-over trip into NYSS win at Yonkers
Fansville picked up her first victory of 2025 at an opportune time, as she was a 1:54 winner in Friday night’s $174,000 New York Sire Stakes event for sophomore pacing fillies at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Dewey Arnold wins Open Trot at Vernon
Dewey Arnold (Ron Harp) hangs on to capture the $8,500 featured Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug.15).