Some compelling matchups highlight the trio of $30,000 Open events this week at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel as excitement continues to build towards the upcoming $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby in May.
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Rick Wink a 1:50 winner in MVG Open
Rick Wink won the $36,000 featured Miami Valley Open Handicap on Sunday night (April 12), his second win in a row.
Lafitte, Another C Note ship in and win at Philly
Another C Note posted a 29-1 upset over Lafitte when the pair of pacers met on March 30 at Pocono Downs. On Sunday (April 12) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, they both came south and promptly won the two featured events – but it was Lafitte, up in class, who won the $14,000 headliner in 1:52.3, while Another C Note was in the subfeature and remained undefeated in two seasonal starts in 1:53.
Warnick scores natural hat trick in Shenandoah opener
Trainer Scott Warnick kicked off the Shenandoah Downs spring harness meet in Woodstock by scoring a natural hat trick mid-card Saturday (April 11) with wins in three consecutive races. He connected with Debbie Warnick’s Baltimore Jack N, Scott Woogen’s K J The Thirteenth and Dan Chansky’s Lou’s Starr.
Twin B Thriller, Ooglesaurus repeat in Weiss
Twin B Thriller and Ooglesaurus are both two-for-two after four $17,500 divisions of the second preliminary of the Bobby Weiss Pacing Series for three-year-old males, conducted Saturday afternoon (April 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Valentine Express takes ‘express’ in Buffalo victory
Valentine Express took the ‘express’ to the winner’s circle at Buffalo Raceway in the $15,500 Open Trot on Saturday afternoon (April 11) as he stunned his five other rivals with a $49.62 shocker in 1:57.4 over the fast track. He beat Crazy Ritz by a neck while Dougadougadew finished third.
Antognoni S crushes in JL Cruze at Big M
Antognoni S put on a display of power Friday night (April 10) that must have the rest of the older trotting division extremely concerned, as the Ron Burke trainee overwhelmed his foes in a dazzling seasonal debut while taking the $30,000 first leg of the JL Cruze at The Meadowlands.
Tarapasta terrific, Bartlett & Engblom double in McIntyre Series
Tarapasta and driver Matt Kakaley stamped themselves as leading contenders after a blowout performance in Friday’s (April 10) third round of the MGM Ursula McIntyre Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway. In one of three $50,000 divisions, Tarapasta powered to a wire-to-wire victory while completely in-hand through a 1:52.1 mile. With two wins in the three legs after a misstep in the opener, the Greg Luther Racing LLC-owned daughter of Downbytheseaside clearly has sights set on the rich final.
Sippinonsearoc’s book full and closed
The book for 2025 Breeders Crown champion Sippinonsearoc is now full and closed.
Tip Top Cat seeks repeat Oak Grove score
Oak Grove, KY — Following a decisive 1:50.1 score in last week’s top pacing event in the Bluegrass State, Tip Top Cat will face six rivals looking to unseat him from the…