Author: from Oak Grove Racing Publicity

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.

Virgil Morgan Jr. trainee Women Layer delivered all faith of his 2-5 promise in the second of two $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) divisions for 4-year-old pacing horses and geldings at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (April 21), stopping the clock in 1:50.4 to win by open lengths.

Tlb Racing’s Downers Delight ($4, Pat Berry) rebounded with a resounding 1:51.3 win in the $17,000 Delaware Special Monday (April 21) at Harrington Raceway. One week after bearing out on the final turn and ultimately yielding the win yet still finishing second as the beaten favorite, Downers Delight responded with a powerful performance to win for the sixth time in seven starts for trainer Traci Berry.

Flanked virtually the entire stretch by strong members of Team Orange Crush, the Chapter Seven colt Karinchak persevered strongly on the lead to win Monday’s (April 21) $50,000 Championship of the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for sophomore males in 1:53.2, equaling the fastest trotting mile of the year at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Ron Burke trainee Tip Top Cat again had to muscle through a difficult mile, but the gutsy son of Always B Miki braved the wide trip and fast fractions to prevail in the $30,000 Open Handicap Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday afternoon (April 14).