Coming off a winning effort that yielded a lifetime mark last week, Enola bounced right back and lowered her standard again in the $16,000 featured trot on Thursday (Apr. 25) at Plainridge Park.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for April 27
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (April 27).
Early Derby Day post, festivities at Hoosier
In an effort to introduce more of the Derby Day crowd to harness racing, Harrah’s Hoosier Park will have a special post time of 4 p.m. on May 4. The decision to move up post time for the day was made in partnership between Harrah’s Hoosier Park, the Indiana Standardbred Association and Indiana Horse Racing Commission.
Summer Slash ‘cleans up’ at Buffalo
Summer Slash took advantage of a perfect setup en route to a 1:56 score in Buffalo Raceway’s $12,200 featured distaff pace on a drizzly Wednesday afternoon (April 24).
Borth best in 2024 Ontario Regional Driving Championship
In his first Regional Driving Championship appearance, Tyler Borth showed he’s a main-event player with a victory in the 2024 Ontario Regional Driving Championship (ORDC) on Tuesday (April 23) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District, in London, Ont.
Call Me Goo has record-setting 2024 debut
Call Me Goo’s dad, Googoo Gaagaa, was a world champion with wicked speed, and her mom, Callmemza, won multiple Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund finals. Her sister Callmegaga was a one time Maryland Sire Stakes record holder, and her grandfather, Great George Two, while quirky, could fly. So it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Call Me Goo is a talented horse. On Tuesday night (April 23) at Rosecroft, the 4-year-old started her new year in fine fashion romping to victory in the $25,900 Maryland Sire Stakes for 4- and 5-year-old trotters in 1:54.2.
Two carryovers Wednesday at Northfield
MGM Northfield Park wraps up another week of racing with dual carryovers to boost up the Wednesday (April 24) program.
Snowpiercer plows past top trotters at Plainridge
Making his first start at Plainridge Park this year on Thursday (April 18), Snowpiercer made quick and easy work of the competition in the $17,000 featured trot and notched his fourth win of the year in the process.
SPHO-NJ publishes tentative 2024 Horse Show class schedule
The 2024 30th Anniversary National Standardbred Horse Show will be held Sept. 20-22, at the Horse Park of New Jersey.
Benjamin Hanover impresses in Philly trot
A pair of Hall Of Fame horsemen, driver David Miller and trainer Joe Holloway, combined with Benjamin Hanover to win Thursday’s (April 18) $13,500 trotting feature in a lifetime-best 1:52.3.