Anthony Verruso vaulted from second-over with Net Weight and landed on the better side of a blanket finish for a 1:58.3 win in the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Pocono Downs on Saturday (Sept. 5).
Author: by Ray Cotolo, for AHDC
Up Helly AA takes Sunday Tioga feature
Up Helly AA, steered by Kyle Swift, captured the $10,500 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Sunday (Sept. 6), putting a neck in front at the wire.
On To Norway on top in Hoosier Open Trot
Having not tasted defeat in the Hoosier state since April of 2025, it was business as usual for On To Norway and driver John De Long as the duo catapulted off cover en route to a 1:51.2 victory in the $22,000 Open Trot Saturday, Sept. 5.
Best Chip equals stake record in Canadian Pacing Derby
New face to the free-for-all pacing scene Best Chip asserted total control in the $705,000 Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby final to equal the stake record with a 1:46.4 effort on Saturday night (Sept. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Super Chapter dominant in Maple Leaf Trot
Dexter Dunn made an authoritative brush to the lead with odds-on favorite Super Chapter heading to the half and strode confidently to a track- and Canadian-record 1:49.3 victory in the $620,000 Grade 1 Maple Leaf Trot, a trotting free-for-all event, on Saturday night (Sept. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Park Street Blues flies late to win Summer Sensation Final
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.
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.