Although not having won in the past several weeks, Jackson Cooper hasn’t been racing all that bad in the top class at Plainridge Park, and certainly not bad enough to be let go at 55-1. But that was the case on Thursday (Sept. 10), when the overlooked 4-year-old made everyone regret it after running away with the $25,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Jimdougie Armitage, Birr Castle secure Oak Grove berths
Jimdougie Armitage, a $750,000 Lexington Selected yearling, secured his spot in the eliminations to the 2027 $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby by winning the $300,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship on Monday (Sept. 7) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Clear For Landing again a clear winner at Philly
If the Tactical Landing gelding Clear For Landing can just avoid breaks, interference and Super Chapter, he’s proving to be a hard customer to handle, as he posted his second straight victory in the $13,000 top fast-class trotting event on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Carryovers, Pick-5 guarantee Sat. at Batavia
After no one hit the Pick-5 at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 9), there will be a $538 carryover for that wager in the first race on Saturday (Sept. 12). The pool will be guaranteed at $3,000 through the USTA’s Strategic Wagering program.
Batavia shifts Sept. 17 post time
Horsepeople and racing fans alike should be advised that, due to the Buffalo Bills playing the first regular season game in their new stadium on Thursday (Sept. 17), post time for the live card of racing at Batavia Downs that day has been moved to 2 p.m. to free up the evening for harness racing members of Bills Mafia.
Buckeye Classic catalogs available
Sale catalogs are now available for the 12th edition of the Buckeye Classic Yearling Sale, which will take place Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Springfield, Ohio.
Elegant Woman A splashes to victory in Batavia distaff
After not having seen an inside post since July 1, Elegant Woman A took full advantage of her seldom-seen pylon position and easily handled her peers in the $13,500 Open Pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on a rainy and sloppy Wednesday (Sept. 9) night.
Somebody Special beats the boys at Harrington
Jaypaul Hoover’s Somebody Special ($8, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:55.4 winner in the $22,500 Open Trot on Wednesday (Sept. 9) at Harrington Raceway.
Top Eligibles for the Little Brown Jug — Week 5
Little Brown Jug publicity director Jay Wolf offers the fifth round of his weekly top 10 3-year-old pacers eligible to the Grade 1 Little Brown Jug, which will be raced Thursday, Sept. 24., at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Victorianas Secret victorious in Kentucky Championship Series
Victorianas Secret swooped to the front mid-race and dug gamely through the stretch for a 1:50.2 victory in the $80,000 fourth preliminary of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 9) at the Red Mile.