After being parked the mile from post eight last week, A Delightful Act N rebounded on Saturday (April 13) in the $18,500 Filly and Mare Open Handicap at MGM Northfield Park.
Author: by Michael Carter, for MGM Northfield Park
Verruso wins MADC event at Meadowlands Saturday night
Sometimes you’re so bad, you’re good. Although a play on words of sorts for Saturday’s MADC race of eight pacers, the betting public’s choice, Yer So Bad, lived up to the hype, with his normal late closing kick.
Write Me A Rose takes Graduate Opener; Gias Surreal reaches $1 million
Write Me A Rose lived up to the heavy-favorite billing to win Saturday’s (April 13) first leg of the Canadian Graduate Series at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Thoroughbred trainer George Weaver faces two-year suspension for metformin positive
The Thoroughbred Daily News reports that another Thoroughbred trainer, George Weaver, whose groom has a prescription for the diabetes medicine metformin, is facing a possible two-year suspension for having a horse test positive for that drug.
‘Yankee’ touches’em all in Big M feature
Dave Miller didn’t want it to go this way, but at the wire he was just fine with it.
Allen, Sheridan win AHDC Trots
Pearly Allen scored the spoils by way of disqualification and Yogi Sheridan delivered as the 5-2 favorite when each took their respective $9,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (April 13).
Muskingum stays sharp in Buffalo Open Trot
Muskingum has been sharp the past two weeks so the big jump in class to the $14,000 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (April 14) didn’t phase her one bit.
Budding sophomore stars repeat in Weiss Series action
Sophomore pacers, ten $20,000 divisions strong, battled in the second preliminary round of the Bobby Weiss Series on Saturday afternoon (April 13) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Woogen kicks off USHDC season with Shenandoah win
Harness racing’s United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC), hosted by Shenandoah Downs, held its first event of the season on Saturday (April 13) and Dr. Scott Woogen was in the winner’s circle after piloting the nine-year-old gelding Baltimore Jack N (Auckland Reactor N) to a 1:56.1 win.
New payment format for Next Generation races at Scioto
Eldorado Scioto Downs has a new nomination structure for the Next Generation events that will be held on Saturday, July 6. The Next Generation is for Ohio sired 2-year-olds with all four divisions represented.