It was ladies day at Buffalo Raceway on Friday (April 5) as a pair of mares each took the co-featured $9,000 trotting events. Retha Babe ($8.60) and Muskingum ($4.60), both mares, used different tactics but got the same victorious results on the matinee program.
Author: by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
Nob Hill Flash, Hastag Money Game of Claims Champions
The Nob Hill High gelding Nob Hill Flash completed a sweep of his Game of Claims series action for $15,000 base-tagged pacers Monday (March 25) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, tacking on a 1:52 victory in his $20,000 Championship event after winning in each of his preliminaries.
Going Platinum posts lifetime mark with win at Dover
Going Platinum took no prisoners and won the Bally’s Dover late closer for 3-year-old fillies on the trot in 1:58.2 at Bally’s Dover on Monday (March 25) night.
Handicapping contest postponed at Big M
Due to the heavy rainstorm expected to hit the metropolitan area Saturday (March 23) morning, the live money handicapping contest at The Meadowlands has been postponed and will now be held on Saturday, April 6.
Ginsburg scores a Grand-Slam at Freehold Friday
Vinny Ginsburg was no stranger to the winner’s circle during Freehold Raceway’s 10-race Friday (March 22) card. He won four times to score a grand-slam.
Saturday training cancelled at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Woodbine Mohawk Park has cancelled training for tomorrow morning (March 23).
Two more Game Of Claims Events complete prelims
Nob Hill Flash and Ithaca Hanover swept their three preliminaries in the Game Of Claims Series, winning Monday (March 18) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania while carrying tags of $20,000 and racing for $10,000 purses. In another section of the multi-pronged GOC, Rock King Deo also made it three-for-three with a win in a $7500 event for horses valued at $11,000. Both of these Game Of Claims series matchups were for pacing horses.
Richard Gant Memorial Race, Beckwith and Miller score driving triples
The friends and family of the late Richard Gant came out in full-force to Freehold Raceway on Friday (March 15). Dressed in maroon and light blue, they flocked to the winners circle after race eight, named the “Richard Gant Memorial Race” to honor the long-time horseman.
Game of Claims Series again fill Pocono card
Drivers Anthony Napolitano and Matt Kakaley, the two-time defending dashwinning champion at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, continued to show a winning touch in the second preliminary round of Monday (March 11) afternoon’s all-Game Of Claims card. Both drivers got home first four times on the pacing-only program, two times each in both the seven $10,000 contests with a $17,500 base tag and the $7,500 events for horses valued today at $9,000, also with seven sections.
Blue Chip Matchmaker Series begins Friday at Yonkers
The Grand Circuit stakes season for this year kicks off on Friday night (March 15) with three $40,000 divisions of the opening round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for pacing mares at MGM Yonkers Raceway.