Kinesiology was the fastest winner in the six $20,000 first-round divisions of the the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies on a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon (April 9) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while Hall Of Fame driver David Miller accounted for three of the Weiss winners.
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Teague rolls a seven at Harrington Tuesday
Driver Montrell Teague won seven races Tuesday (April 9) at Harrington Raceway, headlined by George and Tina Dennis and Mark Stonesifer’s Grandeur Seelster ($12.80), who scored a 1:55.3 win in the featured $22,500 Mares Open.
Matching Funds Grant application deadline nears
The application deadline for the USTA’s Matching Funds Grant (MFG) program for fairs is midnight, May 3, 2024.
Weiss Series for pacers commences at Pocono
There were decidedly mixed results in $20,000 first-round preliminaries of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old pacers on a cool Saturday afternoon (April 6) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. In the three dashes for fillies, two favorites and a second choice won; but in action for the sophomore males, the chalk met its Waterloo, with four second choices, a third choice and a 36-1 prospect winning.
Verruso scores in MADC event Saturday
Yer So Bad gave Tony Verruso victory in Saturday’s (April 6) lone Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club (MADC) event at the Meadowlands.
Siegelman unstoppable; Lyons Steel wins Watson Memorial
Austin Siegelman continues to dominate at Freehold Raceway. On Saturday (April 6), he earned a driving triple for the fourth consecutive card at Freehold, including back-to-back wins with Shrimp And Grits and Albert A’ Scootin and a 20-1 upset with Vasari N.
Cal Expo cards sophomore Sire Stakes
A pair of $20,000 California Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacers are the main attractions Sunday evening (April 7) at Cal Expo, with Another Tuff Woman and Celebrity Status getting top billing.
Stratton drives first-ever winner in Friday MADC action
With the wind playing havoc again on the Friday night (April 5) card at the Meadowlands, the three Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club events found the lead — or close to it — the place to be. The first race on the card saw Victoria Stratton drive her first-ever winner, sending 15-year-old Marty Monkhouser A to command early before setting sensible fractions and pulling away in the stretch to win by 11 lengths in 1:53.1.
Mikala, Racine Bell tally in round four of Matchmaker
Mikala, driven by George Brennan, marched to the front past the quarter and never looked back on the way to her second victory in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, scoring as the favorite in the first of two $40,000 fourth-leg divisions on Friday (April 5) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Racine Bell and Jason Bartlett pulled a mild upset in the second Matchmaker section.
Beach Cowgirl takes Big M feature
After a dismal start to her 2024 season when last as the 3-5 favorite, Beach Cowgirl followed that up with a solid second-place finish to Always B Naughty, a stakes filly from a year ago, last week. That effort set her up to find the winner’s circle Friday night (April 5) at the Meadowlands in the featured $17,000 high-end conditioned pace for fillies and mares.