Ladysmith and driver Dylan Huckabone-Miller captured the $5,500 featured fillies and mares pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (Aug. 13).
Author: by John Horne, for Vernon Downs
Resolve To Win takes ninth of the year in Plainridge Open
Resolve To Win has been a force since coming to Plainridge Park, and he proved it once again on Thursday (Aug. 13) when he won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot to run his win total for the year up to nine.
Hambletonian to Hoosier Park
The Hambletonian Society voted Thursday (Aug. 13) to move the $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian to Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in Anderson, Ind., after a 46-year run at the Meadowlands, in East Rutherford, N.J.
Hey Porter too much for Philly opposition
The Bar Hopping gelding Hey Porter got a rough welcome from his Harrah’s Philadelphia opponents upon coming in from Plainridge to compete in the $13,000 fast-class handicap feature trot on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 13), but he overcame a hard trip to win in 1:52.3.
Field set for 33rd G1 Dan Patch Stakes
Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s signature race, the $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Stakes, presented by Indiana Standardbred Breed Development, attracted a field of 11 of the best older pacers in North America set to do battle on the seven-eighths-mile oval on Friday (Aug. 14).
Melillo seeks breakthrough in G2 Milstein
The field is set for the $300,000 Grade 2 Carl Milstein Memorial, which headlines a strong Saturday (Aug. 15) program at Northfield Park, and one of the sport’s most accomplished young pacers will arrive at the Cleveland-area harness racing venue looking to finally break through on the Grand Circuit.
Soft Shot a tough act in Plainridge Open
After two narrow misses in sub-1:50 miles in her most recent outings at Plainridge Park, Soft Shot threw the mile of her life while winning the $25,000 Open Pace for fillies and mares on Tuesday (Aug. 11) afternoon.
Hard Four upsets in Kentucky Championship Series leg
Hard Four catapulted from a second-over trip to reel in and collar pacesetter Seine to win the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series second preliminary for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 11) at the Red Mile.
Long shots continue to light up Pocono tote board
In Tuesday’s (Aug. 11) sixth race at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, a trotter named Bijou Blue Chip made her career debut from post 8, and she was dismissed at 92-1, the longest odds in the race. Bijou Blue Chip was in the second half of her field most of the race but mounted a winning rally in her bow to return a $186.40 win payoff, the highest recorded at Pocono in nearly five years.
August Hoof Beats: All Hail
The August issue of Hoof Beats features Allegiant, the American-bred and Swedish-based trotter who took the world by storm with her world-record 1:48 victory in the Elitlopp this May.