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.
Author: by Jacob Rheinheimer, for Harrah's Hoosier Park
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.
SOA of New York issues statement regarding Resorts World
The following is a statement issued Wednesday (Aug. 14) by the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, which represents horsepeople competing at MGM Yonkers Raceway, with respect to Resorts World Hudson Valley, located in Newburgh, N.Y.
That Ole Bar Stool, Callahan headline Harrington Tuesday
Clark Stables and Tina Clark’s That Ole Bar Stool ($10.80) was a 1:56.4 winner in the $22,500 Free-For-All Trot on Tuesday (Aug. 13) at Harrington Raceway, giving driver Corey Callahan one of his five wins on the card.
Turn The Page N wins second distaff Open at Plainridge
After taking a predominantly overland route, Turn The Page N closed sharply to win her second top class pace for the ladies in the $25,000 feature at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 13).