A pair of $13,500 co-features topped the Saturday (Aug. 17) card at Batavia Downs, and the victorious parties of both events were no stranger to the winner’s circle.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
Pembroke Scorpio on winning track at Skowhegan (Maine)
Pembroke Scorpio won for the seventh time over the Skowhegan State Fair half-mile oval with a 1:59 win on Friday (Aug. 16). It’s a pretty remarkable feat considering he’s only raced over that track 11 times during his career. And with one of those early efforts at Skowhegan resulting in a shortly-held divisional track record of 1:53.1, it seems like the now 13-year-old has saved some of his best efforts for this particular stop on the Maine fair circuit.
Freshman fillies fly Friday at Scioto
Two-year-old filly pacers held court at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (Aug. 16) in Ohio Sires Stakes action, and both winners — The Word Is Out and Odds On Hialeah — took their $65,000 divisions in 1:53.
The One Where Chandler Bing Springs an Indiana Sires Stakes Upset
If you backed Chandler Bing on Friday (Aug. 16) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, he was there for you with a 62-1 upset in his third-leg Indiana Sires Stakes division for 2-year-old pacing colts. Meanwhile, the aptly-named Hopeyaliketheshow followed suit with a mild 7-2 upset of his own in the second split.
Rookies make Meyersdale (Pa.) headlines
Two-year-olds were the stars of the show at the Somerset County Fairgrounds, in southwestern Pennsylvania, as the babies set two track records and produced the fastest mile of the two-day meet in Thursday’s (Aug. 15) action.
Rookie trotters spar in Buckeye Stallion Series
The Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings returned to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (Aug. 15) with four divisions going for $20,000 each.
Sure Did, Eugene The Genius brave the elements at Hoosier
Sure Did and Eugene The Genius made the most of a sloppy track to win their respective Indiana Sires Stakes events for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Thursday (Aug. 15) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Streaks extended at Dayton (Pa.) fair
A major theme running through the two days of Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes at the Dayton Fairgrounds was the quantity of horses who already had a nice number of fair wins adding to their totals, especially on Wednesday (Aug. 14), when the 2-year-olds raced.
The Last Martini upsets in Batavia NYSS
The Last Martini served Cowgirl Hanover her first career loss by going gate-to-wire in the $102,500 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Aug. 14) evening at Batavia Downs.
Prix d’Été attracts top 4-year-olds
A full field of eight 4-year-old pacers will compete Sunday (Aug. 18) at Hippodrome 3R in the return of the Prix d’Été Grand Circuit race, which carries a purse of C$200,000.