After a lot of shuffling early in the race, The Wild Card finished with a winning hand in the $25,000 pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 14).
Author: by Tim Bojarski for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Martha Nichols Brown, 85, dies
Martha Nichols Brown of Hillsboro Beach, FL, who owned and operated Dunroven Stud in Lexington, KY, died Sunday, (Aug. 13), of complications of a stroke. She was 85.
Freehold Raceway to open live racing on August 25
Freehold Raceway resumes live racing on Friday (Aug. 25) with a post time of 12:30 p.m. Live racing will be conducted every Friday and Saturday (with the exception of five Thursday cards, Sept. 14 thru Oct. 12). Simulcast wagering is open 7 days a week. The first qualifier will be held on Friday (Aug. 18) at 10:00 a.m. Declare in by Wednesday (Aug. 16) by 10:00 a.m.
Maine trotters showcase at Skowhegan
A quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for trotters opened the 205th year of the Skowhegan State Fair, with several of the divisional leaders cushioning their point totals at the historic venue. Claiming the title of the Nation’s Oldest Consecutively running Agricultural Fair, Skowhegan has been operating annually since 1818.
Charlie May to make next start in Gene Riegle Memorial Pace at the Darke County Fair
Don Tiger has informed the race office at Greenville that Charlie May will make his next start in the Gene Riegle Memorial Pace. The Darke County Agricultural Society is thrilled to have the great free for-aller entered in the field this year.
It’s My Show steals the show with world record at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 14) Red Mile hosted 11 second round sire stakes divisions for freshman and sophomore colts and fillies of both gaits. It’s My Show returned to his winning ways in style in the $80,000 second round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for 3-year-old male pacers with a world record mile for geldings in 1:46.4. Date Night Hanover recovered from a costly break in her last engagement to win the $80,000 division for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
Dalious, Columbo triple Monday at Harrington
Live racing returned to Harrington Raceway Monday (Aug. 14) with driver Bart Dalious and trainer Joe Columbo each winning three races on the card.
Muskingum County Fair races re-scheduled for Tuesday
The races that were scheduled for this evening (Aug. 14) at the Muskingum County Fair in Zanesville have been cancelled and rescheduled for tomorrow Tuesday (Aug. 15) a 2 p.m.
Knight Angel hangs on to win Tioga feature.
Knight Angel (Tyler Miller) captures the featured $12,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Friday (Aug. 11).
J-Mac wins six pack including feature at Vernon
Driver John MacDonald has been on a tear the last two weeks at Vernon Downs. On Friday (Aug. 11) he drove six winners including the $8,500 Open Pace with Syracuse Express ($5.80).