Author: from MGM Northfield Park

Water Sports Teen displayed remarkable grit one week ago when in with $25,000 claimers, after taking over at the half and going down the road from there in 1:51 with a horse menacing him throughout the stretch drive.

Brookview Darius ($7.34) got a perfect ‘view’ from the pocket and turned that into a victory in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $12,000 trot on Friday afternoon (March 27) with a 1-3/4 length decision over Celtic’s Whitesox in 1:58.4 over the fast track.

Scares Me and Tell’s Super Star each took a division of the $22,000 N/w10pm claimer at Miami Valley on Monday night (March 23), although with very different methods and backing.

Zuma Beach and Perfidious Crown were very close in the betting in the $17,500 distaff feature pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Monday (March 23) afternoon, with the latter even money against the former’s 6-5. However, it was the Downbytheseaside mare Zuma Beach who got the major share of the purse, and by just as close a margin as emerged in the betting.

Sunny skies and warmer temperatures brought out a nice crowd for opening day at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (March 21), with several regulars picking up where they left off, along with some new faces also grabbing the spotlight, however, the brightest star of the day was driver Dave Ingraham who secured his 8,000th career victory.

Confident ($9.62) was just that, confident, in the stretch drive on a rain drenched Friday afternoon (March 20) at Buffalo Raceway as he was able to scratch out a nose victory over Munk in the featured $12,000 Trot in 2:00.4 over the sloppy track.