The freshman filly pacers kicked off a long, four-day holiday weekend at historic Windsor Fair on Friday (Sept. 1) with two $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Author: by Chris Tully, for the Maine Sire Stakes
10-Year-Old Pacer John’s Dream wins in 1:55 3/5 Friday at the Shenandoah County Fair Harness Meet
Chuck Perry’s John’s Dream — the Shenandoah Downs track record holder — made his first appearance at this year’s four-day Shenandoah County Fair count in a big way by capturing today’s (Sept. 1) “winners over” pacing event by six lengths in a meet best 1:55 3/5. His “Downs” mark of 1:52 1/5 was authored in 2016 and still stands.
Dark Eclipse N wins feature at Tioga
Dark Eclipse N (Ridge Warren) captures the featured $11,000 fillies & mares’ pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (Aug. 25).
Empire Pacers at Tioga on Sunday
The Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) pacers invade Tioga Downs on Sunday (Aug. 27) afternoon featuring the finest sophomore NY sired performers in the land.
Sadbirdstillsing and R Melina grab NYSS wins at Vernon.
Driver Tyler Buter wins both divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug. 25).
Ohio County fair triple header set for Tuesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from three county fairs on Tuesday (Aug. 21).
It was hammer time for Ucanttouchthis in Plainridge feature
An early move turned into a statement win for Ucanttouchthis, who romped in the $22,500 feature pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 21).
Stag Party wins third straight in Harrington Open
Let It Ride Stables, Hutt Racing and West Wins Stable’s Stag Party ($4.40, Corey Callahan) notched his third straight win Monday (Aug. 21) at Harrington Raceway with a 1:53.3 win in the $20,000 Open for pacers.
Ohio Sires Stakes moved to Eldorado Scioto Downs
Due to the track resurfacing program at MGM Northfield Park, two divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes will be relocated to Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Geocentric preserves perfect record at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 21) Red Mile hosted one $80,000 third round Kentucky Sire Stakes leg, one $30,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and two $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman pacing fillies. Heavy favorite Geocentric did not disappoint and remains a perfect five-for-five in her young career after hitting the finish line in 1:51 in her respective Kentucky Sire Stakes contest.