For the third week in a row, Dandy’s Evrlasting came from the back of the pack and scored another impressive victory in the $25,000 fillies and mares Winners-Over Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 24).
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Michael Sapovits, 84, dies
Journeyman track announcer Michael Sapovits, 84, passed Aug. 14, 2023.
Racine Bell leads Batavia five-bagger for Cummings
The last time she was at Batavia Downs, in 2021, Racine Bell set the 1:51.3 track record for older pacing mares after destroying her competition by eight full lengths. On Wednesday (Aug. 23), the million-dollar mare returned to the Downs and won again in the $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace.
Vandiemen Bluechip pulls NYSS stunner
Vandiemen Bluechip, sent off at 49-1, was a first-over, 1:54.2 winner of a $156,600 New York Sire Stakes clash for rookie pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
OHHA to live stream three fairs on Wednesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from three county fairs on Wednesday (Aug. 23).
Manatlas wires Harrington Open trotters
Manatlas ($6.00, Trae Porter) notched his third win of the season Tuesday (Aug. 22) with a 1:56.4 win in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway.
Big Al M wins nightcap tilt at Plainridge
They saved the best for last at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 22) as the featured $22,500 Winners-Over Trot was carded as the final event. Little separated the short five-horse field, and Big Al M’s winning margin of victory was proof of that.
Cannibal gets the best of It’s My Show; Mambacita rolls at Red Mile
Cannibal and Yannick Gingras turned the tables on It’s My Show with a 1:48.4 win in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at the Red Mile. Mambacita made every pole a winning one in the Championship Series split for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
Fields set for Wellwood, Peaceful Way
Rookie trotters took center stage on Saturday (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with eliminations for the C$620,000 William Wellwood Memorial and C$425,000 Peaceful Way Finals.
Merriman doubles up in Ohio Sires Stakes
The fourth leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes wrapped up Saturday night (Aug. 19) at Eldorado Scioto Downs with two $55,000 divisions of 2-year-old colt trotters. Aaron Merriman drove both winners as he piloted Royal Precedent and Spaaaanzano to victory.