Jacob Stillwell put his competition in a headlock and made the toteboard go kaboom by going coast to coast with the longest shot on the board in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace on Friday afternoon (May 5).
Author: by Ray Cotolo, for AHDC
Castyourcrown the strongest at Buffalo Raceway
Castyourcrown let J-s Hopscotch do all the heavy lifting in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Trot on Friday afternoon (May 5) but in the end, he proved to be the strongest.
Cannon Falls races moved to Sunday (May 7)
Due to weather-related track conditions, MHRI has postponed the eight-race program that was originally scheduled for Friday (May 5) to Sunday (May 7).
A Four-Pack of $25,000 Races headlines weekend action at Shenandoah Downs
Participants who supported Virginia’s new Certified Residency Program from its beginning four years ago will be rewarded this weekend with four $25,000 Certified races — two Paces and two Trots — open to 2019, 2020 and 2021 foals that completed their minimum six-month in-state residency.
A Rocknroll Star – Seven wins in a row
A Rocknroll Star has certainly become a pacing star in the Mid-Atlantic area, as the altered son of A Rocknroll Dance (still the local track recordholder for sophomores) took a lifetime mark of 1:50.2 while winning his seventh straight race in the $20,000 Open handicap on Friday (May 5) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
“Heinikin” and Crissman-Bier Headline Monday Harrington Card
Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinikin Bythebay ($2.80, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:53.1 winner in the featured $20,000 Open Monday (May 1) at Harrington Raceway, while trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier had four wins on the evening.
La Bella Vita N resolute in Plainridge feature win
After having a career year in 2022, La Bella Vita N has returned to action in fine form in 2023 and claimed her second consecutive win in only three starts this year on Monday afternoon (May 1) at Plainridge Park in the $25,000 fillies and mares Winners-Over pacing feature and took a personal season’s best mark in the process.
C Is For Cookie sweeps her Weiss Series Action
C Is For Cookie was the only competitor in the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-olds who won all three of her preliminary races, and on Monday (May 10 afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the daughter of Betting Line racked up the “Grand Slam” by impressively winning the final of the pacing misses section. The time was 1:52.4 over a track which had just been rerated to “sloppy.”
Lee Pilots ‘Lee’ To AHDC Victory
Joe Lee got on base out of post eight with Cheyenne Ryan Lee and rounded home a winner in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 28).
Unusual Clarity takes the feature at Vernon.
Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) dug in to win exciting $6,500 fillies & mares featured pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (April 28).