TLB Racing’s Remarkable De Vie ($3.60, Pat Berry) recorded his ninth win of the year in Wednesday’s (Sept. 20) $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.2.
Author: by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway
Sweet victory for Sugar Instead on Jugette Day undercard
Sugar Instead continued her dominance in the state of Ohio with a 1:56 win in her $65,600 division of the Ohio Breeders Championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (Ssept. 20) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Best Head West wins third in a row
Let It Ride Stable and Bottom Line Racing’s Best Head West ($5.40, Montrell Teague) was a 1:54.1 winner in the $20,000 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (Sept. 19) at Harrington Raceway, her third straight victory.
Skyway Victor wins thriller in Plainridge feature
Trainer Mark Eaton had his charges ready to roll on Tuesday (Sept. 19) at Plainridge Park and watched all three of his entries visit the winner’s circle. The most notable victory came in the $25,000 Winners-Over Handicap Pace, which Skyway Victor won in the shadow of the wire.
Arson wraps up Goldenrod Series with a blaze
He may not have been dropped into the box for the Kentucky Championship or Commonwealth Series events, but Arson served notice he may be scorching any surface his hooves are upon when capturing the final of the $50,000 Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman male pacers at the Red Mile on Tuesday (Sept. 19) in 1:51.1.
Hung Over takes Ohio Breeders Championship rookie colt trot
Hung Over showed no ill effects of Pre-Jug partying and cruised to a 1-1/2-length victory in the $131,906 Ohio Breeders Championship freshman colt trot in Tuesday (Sept. 19) action at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
U.S. Harness Drivers Club gearing up for fall season
The Florida Amateur Driving Club (FADC), left without a home with the closure of Pompano Park last year, was reincarnated months ago as the United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC). Due to the hospitality of Oak Grove Racing and Gaming, in Kentucky, the club had a very successful rebirth and now has a pair of hosts for the upcoming fall racing season.
Fox Valley Julian oozes with potential
Last weekend’s lengthy Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes card at Hawthorne Race Course produced some impressive victories by young state-bred pacers and trotters, and maybe the most notable was a track record performance by freshman Fox Valley Julian.
SB Bodacious makes Minnesota headlines
SB Bodacious (Voracious Hanover) posted the fastest mile of the night with a dominating 5-1/4-length score in the $65,000 Minnesota-sired older male pace on the Saturday (Sept. 16) Night of Champions program at Running Aces.
$3.4 million on the line on Kentucky Championship Sunday
The Red Mile will host the finals of The Kentucky Championship Series events on Sunday (Sept. 17) with a blockbuster 10-race program featuring $3.4 million in purse money, including eight $400,000 finals bookended by a pair of $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals.