On Friday (Nov. 17), Austin Siegelman won three out of the 10 races conducted at Freehold Raceway.
Author: by Katie Eick, for Freehold Raceway
Beat Cop completes sweep, wins second DSBF title
Following open-length wins in both of his preliminary divisions, P T Stable’s Beat Cop ($2.20) delivered an encore performance in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 16) at Bally’s Dover, defeating stablemate Lovenbury by 6-1/4 lengths in a lifetime best 1:53.4.
Carbine prevails at Dayton; Ants Marching shatters track record
Carbine ($2.60) prevailed as the heavy favorite in Thursday’s (Nov. 16) $20,000 conditioned pacing feature at Dayton Raceway, giving driver Dan Noble one of four wins on the card.
Odds-on favorites prevail in Progress elims
Stockade Seelster ($3.80) and Cannibal ($3.20) both won — albeit narrowly — as the odds-on favorites in their respective $35,000 eliminations of the Progress Pace, for 3-year-old colts and geldings, on Thursday (Nov. 16) at Bally’s Dover.
Hats off to Cushings and Sywyk at Plainridge
It was a big day for driver Ron Cushing, trainer Heidi Cushing and owner Kevin Sywyk on Thursday (Nov. 16) at Plainridge Park, who combined for three winners — two in career best miles and including both top condition races — on the card.
Black Hope shocks in Dover trot
Black Hope and 21-year-old driver Cole Olsen posted a 21-1 upset in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Bally’s Dover.
Dayton hat trick for Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith scored a driving hat trick on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Dayton Raceway.
Royal Beep Beep strikes again in DSBF preliminary
Deborah Warnick’s homebred Royal Beep Beep ($2.20) solidified himself as a likely favorite in next week’s Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male trotters with a decisive 1:59.3 score in the first of two $20,000 second-round preliminary events on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Bally’s Dover.
Drew Campbell eclipses $20 million in earnings
Drew Campbell achieved a major career driving milestone at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 14) when a second-place finish with Starlit Thiswanman pushed him over the $20 million plateau for his 35-year body of work.
onGait auctions raise over $300,000 for Tioga relief
Forty stallion breedings, including Confederate, Captaintreacherous, Tactical Landing, Tall Dark Stranger, Gimpanzee, Bettor’s Wish, Crazy Wow and Sweet Lou, were sold through onGait.com auctions Tuesday (Nov. 14). All proceeds, totaling over $300,000, will go toward the Tioga Fire Relief Fund.