Under duress for most of the mile, Always A Miki was tough as nails and won the featured $20,000 starter allowance at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 22).
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Draws completed for four remaining Breeders Crown finals
Twin B Joe Fresh, the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, will leave from post five in Saturday’s (Oct. 26) $400,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace at the Meadowlands and was made the 4-5 morning-line favorite.
Racing at Hawthorne returns
The 2024 Hawthorne harness racing meeting opens this weekend with leg three of its Night of Champions stake series. First post on both Saturday (Oct. 19) and Sunday (Oct. 20) is 7:10 p.m.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Oct. 19
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday evening (Oct. 19).
Byron bags five at Vernon
Aaron Byron drove five winners, highlighted by PL Princess C’s win in the $8,500 featured Fillies & Mares Open Pace, at Vernon Downs on Friday (Oct. 18).
Country Victory sets Philly record in Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell stakes series, for Pennsylvania-sired youngsters, opened its fall stand at Harrah’s Philadelphia during a Friday night (Oct. 18) card of racing, and in the very first Liberty Bell event of 2024, the International Moni-Kristins Victory freshman trotting filly Country Victory set a divisional track record of 1:53.4 in winning one of that stake’s two $30,000 divisions.
Slayin Theday Away gutsy Batavia winner
Making his second start at Batavia Downs since competing in the Ontario Sires Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park over the summer, the 3-year-old Slayin Theday Away took on older foes and found the local winner’s circle for the first time after he won the featured $9,500 trot on Friday (Oct. 18).
Beckwiths bag both bills at Plainridge
The father-son team of trainer Mark Beckwith and driver Brett Beckwith won both $25,000 Open Paces on Thursday (Oct. 17) at Plainridge Park.
Trio of carryovers at Northfield Sat.
MGM Northfield Park plays host to eight $50,000 Ohio Fairs Championships on Saturday night (Oct. 19). The card will be jam-packed with carryovers after a tricky Friday evening (Oct. 18).
You Got It an easy winner at Pocono
You Got It raced strongly to a front-end 1:54 victory in the $15,500 featured claiming handicap trot Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 15) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.