Star Track Hanover (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) and Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) captured the twin $6,500 co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 26).
Author: by John Horne, for Vernon Downs
Zuccarello powers in AHDC Pace
Matt Zuccarello ground first-over with Snap Call and overpowered the pacesetter to land the spoils in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (May 26).
Credit List makes most of opportunity in Buffalo feature
Credit List ($6.00) took full advantage of an inside starting post and wired his rivals in Friday’s (May 26) $15,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway, turning back a last-ditch effort from Deswanslittlelorrie to win by a neck in 1:59.2.
Speedy miles at Philly; Man Dontforget Me wins feature
Twelve horses took lifetime marks and three horses were victorious in 1:50 on a fast Friday afternoon (May 26) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Moonshine Kisses sets new 1:49 standard at Plainridge
Last August, Moonshine Kisses tied the track record for aged pacing horses at Plainridge Park with a lifetime best 1:49.3 clocking that matched Givenupdreaming’s 2016 standard. Less than a year later, on Thursday (May 25), Moonshine Kisses shipped back into Massachusetts to make his first start at Plainridge of 2023 and torched the oval with a dominating 1:49 schooling of the seven other starters in the featured $25,000 Winners-Over Pace.
$10,000 Open highlights Bruce Ranger weekend at Cumberland
The $10,000 Bruce Ranger Open Pace is the centerpiece of a fun-filled weekend (May 26-27) at First Tracks Cumberland, which is dedicated to the Maine native who recently scored his 10,000th career driving win. Just the 19th driver in harness racing history to reach that lofty total, the Cumberland County native hails from a long line of harness racing legends that helped put the historic Norton Farm on the map.
New York Sire Stakes headline Monday at Vernon
Progeny of Chapter Seven headline all four New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) events for 3-year-old trotters — two for each sex — on Memorial Day (Monday, May 29) at Vernon Downs.
Always B Naughty resets, rallies for Philly win
The backers of 2-5 favorite Always B Naughty got a bit of a scare as the filly broke stride in the stretch in Thursday’s (May 25) $14,400 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but she caught stride quickly and surged to record her fourth straight victory.
Captain Cowgirl triumphs Tuesday at Harrington
Enterprise Holdings’ Captain Cowgirl ($3.80, Ross Wolfenden) scored a 1:53.3 win in the $20,000 Mares Open on Tuesday (May 23) at Harrington Raceway.
Booraa N posts career best in Plainridge distaff
Under a line drive for most of the mile, Booraa N scored an impressive gate-to-wire victory with the mile of her life in the $25,000 Winners-Over Pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (May 23).