Driver Jim Taggart Jr. teamed up with Swans Eye and So Diva to sweep the $12,500 co-featured events on Friday (Sept. 15) at Tioga Downs.
Author: by John Horne, for Tioga Downs
Dead heat in distaff feature at Vernon
Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) and Won Surreal Deal (Barton Dalious) finished in a dead heat in the $7,500 featured pace for fillies and mares on Friday (Sept. 15) at Vernon Downs.
Artistic Cut, Celebrity Pegasus take Northville Opens
Artistic Cut and Celebrity Pegasus captured their respective Open events Friday night (Sept. 15) at Northville Downs.
Lougazi wins easily in Batavia Open Trot
Local trotting favorite Lougazi had an easy time of it in the $15,000 Open I Handicap Trot at Batavia Downs on Friday night (Sept. 15) and chalked up his 56th lifetime win as a result.
Why Not Now shows why not in Hoosier Cup
Why Not Now and LeWayne Miller denied the advance of Coach Stefanos (Trace Tetrick) to capture the $80,000 Hoosier Cup, for Indiana-sired sophomore male pacers, in 1:50.1 on Friday (Sept. 15) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. J B Gram (Kyle Wilfong) was third.
Four Ohio county fair live streams scheduled for Wednesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live streaming coverage from four county fairs on Wednesday (Sept. 13).
Lynn Wilfong, 84, dies
Lynn George Wilfong, 84, of Kentland, Ind., died unexpectedly on Sept. 9, 2023, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka, Ill.
Mass-breds dominate, Ranger wins five at Plainridge
Massachusetts-bred trotters had a big day at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 12) with both young and old participants hitting the winner’s enclosure. Three of the day’s victors will be competing in the $2.5 million (est.) Massachusetts Sire Stakes, which start on Sept. 25.
Majorca N scores in Tuesday Harrington feature
Michael Casalino and Dylan Davis’ Majorca N ($3.60, Corey Callahan) overcame post position eight and prevailed in 1:53.3 in the featured $20,000 Fillies and Mares Open Tuesday (Sept. 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Our Lady Lara A takes new mark in Plainridge feature
Taking full advantage of second-half cover, Our Lady Lara A finished with a flurry to claim her 10th win of the year with a lifetime best effort in the $25,000 fillies and mares winners-over pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Friday afternoon (Sept. 8).