Canadian invader Sangria Summer swooped onto the scene late from a prime stalking trip to foil hard-strung odds-on favorite Be Perfect BG and win the $123,200 Grade 3 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, in the final strides of a 1:48.1 mile on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Author: by Ray Cotolo, for the Meadowlands
Miki And Minnie dazzles in Lady Liberty
The Chris Ryder-trained tandem of Twin B Joe Fresh and Miki And Minnie renewed their rivalry in the stretch of the $156,500 Grade 2 Lady Liberty, for pacing mares, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands with Miki And Minnie scoring the winning blow in a 1:48 mile.
Women Layer, Captain Albano win G2 McKee splits
Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48.2 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48.3 victory in the $139,900 second section of the annual event for open pacers.
Apex a nose best in record-setting Hambletonian
Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49.2.
Nezuko Kamado S controls, wins 56th Hambletonian Oaks
A slick move through slow early fractions by driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Carve and win the $500,000 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks in 1:51.4 on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Walspea rides pocket to G2 Steele Memorial triumph
After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50.3 score in Saturday’s (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for trotting mares, at the Meadowlands.
Super Chapter digs in to win Cashman Memorial
Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of Saturday’s $281,200 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the Grade 1 event for older trotters in 1:50.1 at the Meadowlands.
Lifetime Dreamer large, Wall Of Fame flaunts in NJSS Platinum
Lifetime Dreamer uncorked a world-record mile in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Platinum Series Division Final for freshman trotting males, and Wall Of Fame bested her cohorts in the $225,000 final for freshman trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Sweet Lovin Lou lunges for Cane Pace upset
Long shot Sweet Lovin Lou disrupted a three-prong stretch sprint of the betting favorites with a bold brush over the top to win the $310,750 Grade 2 Cane Pace, for pacing 3-year-olds, in a lifetime-best 1:47.3 effort on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Little Brown Jug featured on Ohio State Fair carousel
The 171st Ohio State Fair comes to a close on Sunday (Aug. 9), but that still gives Ohioans plenty of time to enjoy the fair food, agricultural displays, and a ride on the new Ohio Children’s Carousel, which features a scene from the Little Brown Jug.