Buffalo Raceway presented three features on the Friday afternoon (July 5) program and all were won by the post time favorites and in gate to wire fashion.
Author: by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
Zapaca wins feature at Vernon
Zapaca (Steeven Genois) captures the $6,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (July 5).
MacDonald captures second National Driving Championship
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec – Harness racing driver James MacDonald put on a driving clinic at the Hippodrome 3R (H3R) in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on Friday (July 5) in winning his second Canadian National Driving…
Misty Coast lowers mark in Philly feature
Misty Coast, an invader from Harrington, yielded command to sit a perfect pocket trip, then came back in the stretch to defeat Front Page Story by a nose in 1:50.2 to take the $14,500 distaff pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (July 5).
USA upends England in S.T.A.C. Battle at Tioga Downs
The Southern Tier Amateur Club was host to a spirited—but friendly—competition at Tioga Downs against their counterparts from Great Britain on July 4 with the Americans using a late burst to capture the competition by a score of 72 to 49.
NAADA Makes Donations Totaling $5,000
America’s premier amateur harness driving series, the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA), has once again donated to important charitable causes.
Aiello and Prewitt: Round Two; Harness Match Race for Charity July 4
Gulfstream Park announcer Pete Aiello will be spending part of his July 4 weekend in a sulky at Horseshoe Indianapolis when he takes on The Red Mile’s VP of Racing and Sports Wagering Operations Gabe Prewitt in a harness match race for charity.
Fourever Boy wins fourth, Ranger wins five at Plainridge
Summer in Massachusetts has been very good to the connections of Fourever Boy this year, who won his fourth race of the meet by taking the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 1) afternoon.
Little Rocket Man Large in Oak Grove Open Repeat
Ken Rucker trainee Little Rocket Man again braved troubled seas out of post eight to grab a repeat 1:49.3 win off a parked mile in the $40,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (July 1).
2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series Gets Underway at Goshen Historic Track on July 5
The 2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series season begins on Friday, July 5, at Goshen Historic Track in Goshen, NY. The opening day race program will feature 2- and 3-year-old races beginning at 1 p.m. Goshen Historic Track is the world’s oldest active harness racing track after being established in 1838.