Off the second longest shot on the board, Marc Andre Pilon picked up the drive on Bettor B Going and barreled from last to first to take the $16,000 Billings Drivers Series event at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday night (Oct. 23).
Author: By Ray Cotolo, for Billings Drivers Series
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo
History made: Filion scores career win 10,000
Sylvain Filion became the first Canadian-based driver in harness racing history to reach 10,000 career wins on Monday (Oct. 23) evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Paternity Suit A goes fastest split at Plainridge Monday
Three $15,000 conditioned paces were carded as co-features at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23) and Paternity Suit A went the fastest of the three in the last race of the day.
Virgo takes Monday Harrington feature
Howard Taylor, Jeff Billings and Dylan Davis’ Virgo ($4.40, Corey Callahan) was a 1:53 winner in the $18,000 pacing feature Monday (Oct. 16) at Harrington Raceway.
Every Man’s Dream, Keep Asking stay perfect in Mass Stakes at Plainridge
The third leg for 2-year-old eligibles of the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes were held on Monday (Oct. 16) at Plainridge Park and the roster of undefeated freshman participants was whittled down to two when the action concluded.
Svanstedt Captures three of five Simpson races on Monday at Pocono
Trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt picked up wins in three of the five John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races held on Monday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Svanstedt’s trainees won two of the three $30,400 splits for 3-year-old trotting fillies (The Elma) and one of two $54,750 divisions of the two-year-old pacing colts and geldings (The Bret Hanover).
USHDC in busy weekend action at Shenandoah and Cumberland Run
The United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC), formerly known as the Florida Amateur Driving Club, has a huge weekend of racing ahead with four events scheduled at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday (Oct. 14), followed by pair of races as Cumberland Run opens its fall season on Sunday (Oct. 15).
Marloe Hanover Harness Racing’s Newest Millionaire
Having won the likes of The Bluegrass at The Red Mile and Kindergarten Final at The Meadowlands as well as countless Open events across North America, Marloe Hanover adds another Open event to her resume on Friday (Oct. 13) night at Dayton Raceway all while becoming Harness Racing’s newest millionaire.
New Zealand-breds take top two tilts at Plainridge Park
A pair of $25,000 Winners-Over races were featured at Plainridge Park on Friday afternoon (Oct. 13) and both were captured by down-under wonders.