On Tuesday (Aug. 6), It’s A Love Thing made her first visit to the Bluegrass State a victorious one, posting a 1:49.4 triumph in the first $80,000 leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series for 3-year-old filly pacers at the Red Mile and recording her fourth consecutive pari-mutuel win.
Author: by Kimberly French, for the Red Mile
Pellings double up in Tuesday Pocono features
Arbitrage Hanover was in peak form as he powered to a 1:51 victory over “sloppy” going in the $17,000 featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on a Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 6) that saw rain move in mid-card.
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks starting gate driver
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks a starting gate driver for the remainder of the 2024 season and beyond.
Carol Malcolm, 83, dies
Carol A. Malcolm, 83, died recently at her home, in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Hellabalou takes new mark in Philly feature
Hellabalou, the winner of the last two Borgata Series championships at MGM Yonkers Raceway, showed he’s more than an early-season specialist by taking a new mark of 1:48.3 in Sunday afternoon’s (Aug. 4) $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Happy Jack B wins Tioga NYSS
Happy Jack B and driver Tyler Buter lived up to 1-5 billing with a 1:54.2 win in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (Aug. 4).
Riegle, Arnie Almahurst purses announced
The Darke County (Ohio) Agricultural Society has announced the final purses for the Gene Riegle Memorial Pace and Arnie Almahurst Trot.
Topsham (Maine) postpones Sunday card
Sunday’s (Aug. 4) races at the Topsham (Maine) Fair have been postponed due to flooding at the fairgrounds caused by torrential downpours early Sunday morning.
P Chico wins Tioga trotting feature
P Chico and driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. captured the $10,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 3).
Ever Hoping A sets track record at Cumberland
Ron Cushing’s Ever Hoping A set a Cumberland Raceway track record in Saturday’s (Aug. 3) $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational, which was also the loftiest purse of the year at the iconic Southern Maine oval.