Despite riding a two-race win streak into battle, Instant Replay wasn’t shown much love at the windows on Friday (July 14), as the Bangor Raceway punters dismissed the precocious son of Lazarus N at rather steep 11-1 odds.
Author: by Mike Sweeney, for Bangor Raceway
Sophomore filly pacers gear up for Ohio Sires Stakes action
Hey Hey Mama and McSeaside will square off in the fourth leg of Ohio Sires Stakes action at MGM Northfield Park Saturday night. The two will meet in the second $55,000 division for 3-year-old filly pacers.
Goomster makes owner and Illinois proud
You could understand why owner and trainer Dennis Gardner was pumping his fists upward after Friday’s feature event at Springfield. His 3-year-old ICF trotter Goomster not only avenged his only loss of the season, but he also made the Illinois-bred program proud by beating some very good open company trotters.
Doc’s Boo Boo wins again in Buckeye Stallion Series
Doc’s Boo Boo, the only trotter sired by Downbytheseaside, won for the second time this year in the Buckeye Stallion Series as she opened the fourth leg for 3-year-old filly trotters Friday night at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Party Queen wins feature at Vernon
Party Queen and Barton Dalious captured the $6,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday.
Holton and Delightful Summer take Friday Northville features
A pair of Opens shared the Friday spotlight at Northville Downs as 6-year-old pacing mare Delightful Summer with driver Marc St. Louis, Jr. and 6-year-old trotting gelding Holton and driver Justin Irvine won their respective divisions.
OSS takes over Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Freshman were the stars of the eight Ontario Sires Stakes races Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park and a pair of Gold divisions for male trotters led the way with Myretirementdream winning in impressive fashion in race four, the first $103,000 division.
Takter takes four NJSS dashes at Big M Friday
The Nancy Takter barn has been on a roll all year long at The Meadowlands, with 25 winners from just 69 starters coming into the weekend, and that outfit stayed hot Friday night, winning four of the 12 leg one $30,000 divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds at The Big M.
Believer and Quarrel win features at Tioga
Believer (Ridge Warren) and Quarrel (Mike Merton) won co-features at Tioga Downs on Friday.
Harrah’s hosts PA-sired freshman trotting colts
Drivers Yannick Gingras and Tim Tetrick took down all of the big money as the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series 2-year-old males raced their first preliminary leg on another hot afternoon Friday at Harrah’s Philadelphia