Harrah’s Hoosier Park will play host to a pair of Grade 1 events on Friday (Sept. 18), with the $475,100 Peter Haughton Memorial and $483,350 Jim Doherty Memorials for the sport’s top 2-year-old trotters headlining the 15-race program which gets underway at 5:30 p.m. (EDT).
Author: by Jacob Rheinheimer, for Harrah 's Hoosier Park
Two carryovers and a guaranteed Pick-5 pool at Batavia Downs Thursday
After no one hit the Pick-5 at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 16), there is a $788 carryover pool for that wager in the first race on Thursday (Sept. 17), and the management of Batavia Downs has announced that the pool will be guaranteed at $3,000 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program. As part of that program, Trackmaster will provide free full past performance program pages that can be downloaded (when they become available) at handicapping.ustrotting.com.
Windsun Charlotte drops and pops in Batavia spotlight race
After two narrow defeats in the top Open class at Batavia Downs, Windsun Charlotte took full advantage of some class relief and got the win in the featured $10,000 pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday (Sept. 16) night.
Four-year-old mare trotting record lowered twice Wednesday at Northville Downs
Prior to today’s races at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center, the track record for 4-year-old trotting mares was 2:02.4 established on this year’s opening day by Retta Estelle and driver John Moody. As the track surface dried out and set from an earlier rain today, it got faster on Wednesday (Sept. 16)
Arrowhead Hanover Gets Harrington Redemption
One week after being a beaten favorite, Thestable Arrowheadhanover’s Arrowhead Hanover ($3.20, Troy Beyer) received redemption with a 1:55.2 triumph in the $22,500 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday (Sept. 16).
Pick-5 Carryover for Thursday at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Woodbine Mohawk Park will offer a carryover of $48,479.74 for the Early Pick-5 on Thursday (Sept. 17) evening.
Racing cancelled on Sunday at Gratz Fair
Overnight precipitation has forced the cancellation of the card at Gratz (PA) for Sunday, September 13, a day reserved for the two-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes races.
Big Ranger, Seaside Shuffle repeat in Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championships for 3-year-olds
Sophomores Big Ranger and Seaside Shuffle repeated their freshman success during Ohio Super Night on Saturday (Sept. 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Ohio Sire Stakes Scarlet Championship at Scioto for 2-year-olds
Despite early day rain, Ohio Super Night at Eldorado Scioto Downs started off with a bang on Saturday (Sept. 12) when the first $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship race was won in track record time. Tight finishes and fast horses continued throughout the evening before a waterlogged but exuberant crowd.
Top Notch Treasure takes swiftest Maine Sire Stake
Three $17,000-plus divisions of freshmen male pacers rolled into Bangor Raceway Saturday (Sept. 12) for the Maine Sire Stakes with one previously unbeaten colt being tested and ultimately finishing second.