The Trixton mare Yanaba pounced, sat and struck from the pocket to land a repeat win in Kentucky Sires Stakes action with a track-record 1:52 mile in the $50,000 third preliminary for 4-year-old trotting mares on a rescheduled card Tuesday afternoon (May 9) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
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Divine Deo, Davis dominate Tuesday at Harrington
Mulligan Stables and John Whitby III’s Divine Deo ($3.00) was a 1:52.3 winner in the featured $20,000 Mares Open on Tuesday (May 9) at Harrington Raceway, giving Allan Davis one of six driving victories on the 14-race program.
Bruce Ranger captures 10,000th career win
When Bruce Ranger went gate-to-wire with HS Shauna in the sixth race at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 9), he became only the 19th driver in the history of harness racing to reach the 10,000 win plateau. The milestone victory came as Ranger’s third of four on the afternoon.
Trotters in Tuesday Pocono spotlight
Three $15,500 divisions of the top-level claiming handicap trot were featured on Tuesday afternoon (May 9) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
SBOA Finals set in three of four divisions
The entry box for the SBOA Stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds closed Tuesday morning (May 9) with only one of four divisions needing eliminations.
Records tumble in Paul Revere Pace at Plainridge
Nancy Takter trainee Caviart Scotland etched his name in the Plainridge Park record books with a 1:50.3 win in the second division of Thursday’s (May 4) $100,000 Paul Revere Pace, breaking the stakes record as well as the track standard for 3-year-old pacing colts.
Inter Mischief wins seasonal debut in Philly feature
Everybody in the five-horse $14,400 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (May 4) was involved in the action at one point or another, with Inter Mischief, last year’s Massachusetts 2-year-old champion, taking a new mark of 1:54.1 in his 2023 debut.
My Kiwi Lady N upsets again at Harrington
For the second straight week, My Kiwi Lady N ($43.20, Montrell Teague) was a long shot winner, this time in Tuesday’s (May 2) featured $20,000 Mares Open Pace at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.1.
Toodles Hanover, Booraa N victorious at Plainridge
A pair of paces for fillies and mares topped the card at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (May 2), and both winners flaunted front-end foot.
Bangor Raceway set for spring-summer meet
Harness racing returns to Maine’s northern circuit when Bangor Raceway swings back into action on Wednesday afternoon (May 3). Post time is slated for 3:15 p.m. (EDT) at Bangor’s historic Bass Park, which has continuously hosted harness racing since 1893.