After changing owners, trainer and driver, and not having raced in four weeks, Icanflylikeanangel flaunted his class and made easy work of a full field of eight entrants in the $25,000 Winners-Over trotting feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (April 24).
Author: By Tim Bojarski for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Wager On Me Upsets In Harrington Open
George and Tina Dennis’ Wager On Me ($19.60, Ross Wolfenden) was an upset winner in the $20,000 Open Pace Monday (April 24) at Harrington Raceway.
Meadows Monday Memo; April 24
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
MADC Recap from Friday Night at the Meadowlands..
With clear skies and mid-80 degree summer-like temperatures in the middle of April, the MADC club pacers took center stage for three races on the Friday (April 14) card. All three races didn’t disappoint for another week with none of the post time favorites winning as well. There was plenty of action in each of these events on the track and at the windows.
I Choose You a pocket winner in Mares Open
I Choose You (So Surreal – Rodena) and driver Marc St. Louis, Jr were pocket winners in the Northville Downs’ featured $10,800 Mares Open Pace Friday (April 14) night.
Sheridan Sharp In AHDC Pace
Another day, another down-the-road mission completed by Yogi Sheridan as he piloted odds-on choice Cheyenne Ryan Lee to a front-stepping victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 14).
Jim Morrill Jr., scalding hot at Buffalo Raceway
When you’re hot, you’re hot. Right now, driver Jim Morrill Jr. is scalding hot at Buffalo Raceway.
Ruthless Hanover in 1:49.2 in seasonal debut
Ruthless Hanover served notice to the national free-for-all pacing class that he may be ready for them right now after winning his seasonal debut, a $20,000 Open handicap Friday (April 14) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, in 1:49.2, the fastest mile in eastern Pennsylvania this season.
Stillwell Eviscerates Competition In AHDC Pace
Jacob Stillwell put a demolition job on his peers in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace on Friday afternoon (April 7) at Freehold Raceway to win by a wide margin.
Castyourcrown Completes Task At Buffalo
After two straight second place finishes in the Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway, Castyourcrown ($8.70) finally got the job done on Friday afternoon (April 7) to earn the lion’s share of the $15,000 purse with a 1-1/4 length decision over Good Boy in a seasonal best 1:58.4 over the fast track.