Author: by Oak Grove Racing Publicity

Driver Devon Tharps gave Later Dudes an aggressive front-stepping steer while never giving an inch in a back-half sprint to hold on for victory at odds of 8-1 in the $40,000 Open Handicap Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (June 30).

Branda Teague’s Hundred Dollar Man ($5.20, Montrell Teague) was a 1:51.4 winner in the Harrington Raceway $18,000 Open feature for pacers Monday (June 30).

Match My Miracle (Jimmy Whittemore) and Samsun Of A Beach (Leon Bailey) capture the $5,500 co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (June 27).

The Last Martini and Mrs Cheese picked up Grand Circuit victories in two Grade 3 $50,000 Park MGM Pace divisions for 3-year-old fillies on Friday night (June 27) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

Big Baller Beane ($7.60) finally got a post position where he could use his early speed and he took full advantage of that situation to go coast to coast in Buffalo Raceway’s $16,000 Open Trot on Friday (June 27) afternoon. He beat Uncle Archie by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:58.4 over the sloppy track.

Young pacing females seeking to compete at a higher rung (and purse level) of the class ladder squared off in the Friday (June 27) features, worth $12,000, at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

The dynamite team of trainer Ron Burke and driver Yannick Gingras landed a natural hat trick early in the 15-race session of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) action at Oak Grove on Monday (June 23) while Gingras added an additional visit to the winner’s circle later in the day to lead all drivers with four wins on the card.

On the hottest day of the season (June 23), three sets of 2-year-old Trotting Fillies competed for over $126,000 in purses with two dashes of New York Sire Stakes and a division of the $20,000 Excelsior Stakes.