Author: by John Horne, for Tioga Downs

Driver Braxten Boyd won five of the 11 races at Tioga Downs on Saturday

Driver Kevin Cummings had his biggest night of the meet so far at Batavia Downs on Saturday evening after winning a total of five races on the program

Galactic Storm driven by Jimmy Whittemore was the gate-to-wire winner in the $7,500 featured pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday.

The early speed and ratability of South Beach Star were the keys to his victory in the $18,500 fast-class featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon, as he posted a 1:50.3 triumph.

American Fling launched a decisive backside burst that vaulted him to the lead and on to victory in Saturday’s $19,200 Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

Probably, never has a trotter picked up the winner’s purse of $570,000 as easily as Horsy Dream, with trainer/driver Pierre Belloche, did in the Aaby World Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon in Sweden.

The Flacco Family Farms reigning Illinois champion sire Lou’s Legacy must be a very proud papa. Six of the eight Illinois State Fair Colt Stake eliminations were won by his sons or daughters Friday afternoon at Springfield.

A federal judge in Oklahoma on Thursday denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that eight licensed Remington Park horsepeople wanted put in place to keep the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) from being enforced in that state.

Strong Poison won the $25,000 fillies and mares open pace by two lengths in 1:49.4 Friday (Aug. 10) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.