Making his first driving appearance since 2016, Don Conkright teamed his 2-year-old pupil Winding Up to the fastest mile of the Bucyrus (Ohio) Matinee, held Sunday (June 2) at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.
Author: by Thom Pye
Prairie Magical takes Tioga distaff
Prairie Magical (Jim Taggart Jr.) charged late to take the $10,000 featured distaff pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (May 31).
Sunny Sicily takes Vernon feature; Bailey wins four
Sunny Sicily (Steeven Genois) captured the featured pacing event for fillies and mares at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 31).
TheStable.ca 2-year-old qualifiers, open house Sunday at Northfield
TheStable.ca has implemented a new twist on its annual Spring Open House & Breakfast at MGM Northfield Park set for this Sunday (June 2).
On The Watersedge takes Philly feature
On The Watersedge surged from the pocket to catch favored Ginger Tree Belle in the stretch and win Friday afternoon’s (May 31) $12,000 featured distaff pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia, winning by three-quarters of a length in a new mark of 1:52.4.
Power And Grace wins again at Buffalo
Power And Grace ($5.00) continues to be a dominating damsel at Buffalo Raceway as she rolled to her seventh victory of the season, a 1-1/2-length win over Crazy Ritz in the featured $14,000 Open Trot, on Friday afternoon (May 31). She covered the mile in a seasonal best of 1:56.3 over a fast track.
Delayed Hanover’s 1:52 fastest trot of Plainridge meet
Delayed Hanover strayed from the Meadowlands for a week in lieu of an afternoon at Plainridge Park on Thursday (May 30) and ended up leaving with a win and a new seasonal mark of 1:52 after touring the facility in the meet’s fastest trotting mile of the year.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 31
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (May 31).
Eurobond repeats in top Philly trot
Eurobond took the top fast-class trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia for the second week in a row, winning an $11,000 handicap contest in 1:52.2 on Thursday afternoon (May 30).
Fenno’s Instant Replay looks for a rerun
While George Fenno III recognizes that with Instant Replay’s recent success comes some added attention, he is quick to point out that the horse does all the work.