After more than a few gallant efforts this season, Heavens Pic finally got his first win of the year with a performance that matched his career best in Thursday’s (Aug. 20) $17,000 conditioned trotting feature at Plainridge Park.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Arrowhead Hanover on target in Philly feature
Thursday (Aug. 20) marked the beginning of another three-card racing week at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the International Moni gelding Arrowhead Hanover giving another strong performance to take the $13,000 feature for older fast-class trotters in 1:53.
Meadows to offer $85k in guaranteed pools Fri.
A tough Thursday (Aug. 20) for handicappers will lead to a potentially lucrative Friday (Aug. 21) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Freshmen featured in Tuesday Pocono action
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured four $16,000 events for 2-year-olds as its Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 18) features. While these horses are coming along a little late to race in Pocono’s $1.4 million Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for freshmen on Sept. 7, they have shown the potential to climb quite high in their development, and the best state-sired performers may just be able to earn spots in the 2027 sophomore Sire Stakes finales.
Laurel Court, Speed Away head Harrington double feature
A pair of $22,500 Open events headlined the Tuesday (Aug. 18) Harrington Raceway program.
Plainridge distaff to Acushla Machree N – again
On Tuesday (Aug. 18), Acushla Machree N won the $25,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares for the fourth time this season at Plainridge Park — with a come-from-behind victory, as usual.
Madam Cheval upsets, ‘Sea Bistro’ scorches in Kentucky Championship Series
Madam Cheval shipped from a defeat in the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks and rallied from off the speed for a 1:51 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series second preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies while Sea Bistro Hanover torched the Red Mile track earlier in the card with a 1:47.1 mile in the $80,000 second preliminary dash for sophomore pacing glamour boys.
Hunting Glory, Cooperstown Boy post Yonkers NYSS wins
Hunting Glory and Cooperstown Boy won the pair of New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday night (Aug. 13) at MGM Yonkers Raceway in similar fashion, both rallying by the favorite in the stretch from the pocket.
Miller looks to draw up winning play with ‘Coach’
Marcus Miller said he is excited for Friday’s (Aug. 14) $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Stakes, for open pacers, especially having an opportunity to strike with Coach Stefanos, who makes his third appearance in the signature event at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
‘Ante Up’ a 1:56.4 winner at Honesdale (Pa.)
Ante Up Hanover, a 5-year-old altered son of Betting Line, won a division of the free-for-all pace at the Wayne County Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 12) in 1:56.4, coming within two-fifths of a second of the 16-year-old all-age track mark of Alastor Hanover.