After finishing second in her first two starts in Massachusetts this year, Gowestyounggrace charged late to win the featured $22,000 upper-level condition pace for fillies and mares with a career best performance at Plainridge Park on Monday (June 1) afternoon.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Veteran trotters dominated the Elitlopp eliminations
Both eliminations for the Elitlopp at Solvalla were won by 10-year-old trotters.
Aaron Hall gets grand slam at Cumberland
Driver Aaron Hall is making his ascent toward the top of the leaderboard at Maine’s Cumberland Raceway as the 32-year-old teamster won four races on Saturday (May 30), including the $7,000 feature.
Sassy By The Sea Now 2-for-2 in OSS with Win in Second Leg at Northfield
Sassy By The Sea scored her second straight Ohio Sires Stakes win of the season on Saturday (May 30) as Northfield Park Racino hosted four $75,000 divisions of the second leg for sophomore fillies.
Bongiorno sweeps Big M’s Exit 16W
The red-hot Joe Bongiorno ended up in the winner’s circle for both divisions of the featured Exit 16W Pop Up Series, training and driving Federer and Best Chip in the $25,000 dashes for high-end conditioned pacers Saturday (May 30) night at The Meadowlands.
Sweet Hayley Jane A gets Open win at Tioga
Nichols, NY – Sweet Hayley Jane A captures the $14,000 Fillies & Mares’ Open Pace on Friday (May 29). Vel Cinderella (Joe Chindano Jr.) went to the front and led to the…
Woodmere Rollnpop scores upset at Buffalo Raceway
Woodmere Rollnpop ($27.14) started to roll in deep stretch then popped a nose in front at the wire to capture the upset victory in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,900 featured pace on Friday afternoon (May 29). He nudged out the heavily favored Egomania by a mere nose in a seasonal best 1:56.2 over the fast track while Kid From The Bronx was third.
Natameri wins Open Pace at Vernon
Natameri (Jeff Gregory) captures the featured $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 29).
Th Kay C Crunch matches career best at Plainridge Park
A drop in class at Plainridge Park paid big dividends for Th Kay C Crunch Friday (May 29) after he won the $12,000 featured pace and equaled the fastest mile of his life.
Borjas guides Perfidious Crown perfectly in Philly feature
Anibal Borjas, a 43-year-old native of Guatemala best known for being an assistant admiral in the Armada of trainer Tony Alagna, has fewer than 80 driving victories in his limited sulky career, but he now has had doubles on Thursday (May 28) and Friday (May 29) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and his win behind Perfidious Crown (Tall Dark Stranger – Treacherous Reign) in the $14,000 featured distaff pace as the second of his Friday wins was a masterclass of tactical ability.