Oh Look Magic quickly separated to a class of his own in taking the top-class trot — the $30,000 Open — at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (April 30).
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Elista Hanover charges home, wins Weiss final
Third-over on the backstretch and still sixth at the stretch call, Elista Hanover found her best strides late to easily win the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Trotting Series final at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon (April 30), with her new mark of 1:53.1 also equaling the fastest trotting mile of the season at the mountain track.
Majorca N repeats at Harrington; Teague wins three
Michael Casalino and Dylan Davis’ Majorca ($3.60, Corey Callahan) notched her second straight win in the $22,500 Mares Open Tuesday (April 30) at Harrington Raceway in 1:53.2.
Beckwith grand slams again at Plainridge
North America’s second-leading dash driver was at it again on Tuesday (April 30) at Plainridge Park. After winning four races on the Monday (April 29) card, Brett Beckwith bounced right back with another grand slam performance to push his meet-leading win total to 24.
Benjamin Hanover sets 1:51.2 Philly record
Benjamin Hanover put his name in the Harrah’s Philadelphia track record books on Thursday (April 25) with a 1:51.2 score, knocking three-fifths of a second from the local divisional standard for 4-year-old trotting geldings held by Scirocco Rob since 2019.
Enola scores second straight win at Plainridge
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.
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.