Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent

Daniel Redén-trained Francesco Zet is the favorite for the Elitloppet at Solvalla later this month.

The field in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,500 Open Trot on Friday afternoon (May 2) found out they couldn’t ‘deal’ with Dealin With Dewey as he used a stout performance to hold back Big Baller Beane in 1:57.2 over the fast track.

Todd McCarthy circled Women Layer to the top and muscled through a quick mile to score easily again in his $50,000 division for the second preliminary of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday afternoon (April 28).

Brenda Teague’s Hundred Dollar Man was a 1:53.3 winner in the $17,000 Open Pace feature Monday (April 28) at Harrington Raceway. The 4-year-old Lather Up gelding emerged from the pocket full of pace to eclipse the pacesetter Itsrockandroll A in deep stretch for his 11th career win for trainer Clyde Francis. Its Rockandroll A was second with Ats Hanover third.

The Six Pack filly Halfadozen had been the only 3-year-old trotting miss to sweep her three Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries, but come the $50,000 Weiss Championship on Monday (April 28) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the crowd still dismissed her at 12-1. The tote board did not dismay her at all, though, as she posted a lifetime mark of 1:55 in taking her Weiss crown and remaining undefeated in four seasonal starts.

Matthews Rita (Leon Bailey) captures the featured $5,500 fillies & mares’ pace on Friday (April 25).

It was quite a Friday afternoon (April 25) for driver Jim Morrill Jr. as he rolled to six wins on the 11-race card at Buffalo Raceway, sweeping both featured events along the way.

On Friday afternoon (April 25( Dougs Babe A enjoyed the switch from Yonkers to Harrah’s Philadelphia, winning the $13,000 handicap pacing feature for females in 1:52.1.