Park Street Blues (Braxten Boyd) claimed the $27,000 Summer Sensation Claiming Series Final Pace at Tioga Downs Saturday (Sept. 5) by a length over favored Gotta Go Gram.
Author: by John Horne, for Tioga Downs
Francent N fierce in Canadian-record Milton victory
A $20,000 supplement became a six-figure payday for the connections of Francent N, the 6-year-old mare who took the lead, lost the lead around the last turn and reemerged in front through a game stretch drive to win the $255,000 Grade 2 Milton Stakes, for aged pacing mares, in a stake, track and Canadian record on Saturday night (Sept. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ramborain romps in Vernon feature
Ramborain (Dan Daley) captured the $7,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 5) in a 5-1/4-lengths romp.
Shoobee Doo A, Valentine Express split Batavia features
The venerable 11-year-old Shoobee Doo A scored his 55th career win and pushed his lifetime earnings north of $600,000 after his very impressive victory in the $13,500 Open Handicap pace, which was one of two featured races at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 5) night.
Voukefalas earns victory in Pocono pacing feature
Voukefalas was used very hard early to cause wild fractions in the $21,000 featured fast-class pace on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 5) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, but his opposition had even rougher journeys, and Voukefalas had the most late to take a 1:49.4 victory.
Brandon Blvd dives into Kentucky Championship Series Tuesday
Brandon Blvd, who currently leads all horses in earnings on the season with nearly $900,000 banked on the year, will journey to The Red Mile on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 8) for the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Freshmen pacers keep winning at Windsor
The entire lot of Maine’s 2-year-old pacers toured the Windsor Fair facility on Friday (Sept. 4), with some of the familiar, unbeaten stars emerging as the next great Pine Tree State-bred harness horses.
Ikon Vang DK wins Open Trot at the Windsor Fair
Ikon Vang DK made his Maine debut a winning one at the Windsor Fair on Friday (Sept. 4), scoring at first asking for new connections and earning top honors in the $6,000 open-level trot at the mid-Maine agricultural exhibition.
Strong gains at France’s largest yearling auction
At this year’s Arqana Trot Selected Sale in Deauville, held Sept. 2 – 4, an all-time high record was set for average price at approximately $43,500 — a 15.05% improvement over last year, when the previous record was set at approximately $37,800.
Gingras and Walspea a perfect pair in Big M’s Miss Versatility
Talk about a couple in perfect harmony. Three times this year Yannick Gingras has driven the Trond Smedshammer-trained Walspea, and three times this year the pair have made it to the winner’s circle. In Friday night’s (Sept. 4) feature at The Meadowlands, the prolific pairing took the fourth and final $40,000 leg of the Miss Versatility for open mare trotters in a dazzling lifetime-best 1:50.2.