Despite a surface rated “good” for much of the afternoon, fast times and inside-placed speed were the order of the Saturday (March 25) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Only one horse outside at the three-quarters won and only two were second, and Park Official certainly avoided those non-beneficial paths while fronting his $40,000 Game Of Claims Series final foes in 1:53.4 and completing a series sweep after winning all three of his preliminary legs.
Author: from PHHA/Pocono
Northfield cancels Saturday races
Due to high winds that made operation of the starting gate unsafe, MGM Northfield Park has canceled its Saturday (March 25) live racing program.
Don Fowler Memorial headlines Sunday Cal Expo card
Firenado, who has been taking on the razor-sharp Officer Jim; and Chase The Gold, fresh from a sparkling victory, head Sunday night’s (March 26) $12,500 Don Fowler Memorial Pace at Cal Expo. The Fowler will highlight a 13-race card presented by Watch and Wager LLC, and first post is set for 4:55 p.m. PDT.
Stillwell slides to victory in AHDC Pace
Yielding for a pocket trip, Jacob Stillwell fired in the lane with Blue Ocean to snag a 1:58 victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (March 24).
Racine Bell earns millionaire status in Matchmaker win
Racine Bell and driver Jason Bartlett found room to the inside in the stretch and forged to the front late to capture her $40,000 second-leg division of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (March 24). A 6-year-old mare by So Surreal, Racine Bell scored in 1:52.3 and became harness racing’s newest millionaire with the victory.
GSY Series triple feature at Big M
Three pacing events comprised Friday night’s (March 24) GSY Series action at the Meadowlands.
Cumberland qualifiers to air on RTN
First Tracks Cumberland has announced that its initial qualifying races, slated for Saturday, April 8, will be broadcast live on the Racetrack Television Network (RTN). The action starts at 11 a.m. (EDT).
Sharon Sylvester, 79, dies
Sharon K. Sylvester, of De Leon Springs, Fla., died on March 20, 2023, after suffering from dementia for nearly six years. She was 79.
Island Of The Sea upsets in Blue Hen
Rosecroft invader Island Of The Sea rode the pocket to a 13-1 upset in Thursday’s (March 23) $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Lee lands in NAADA trot
Joe Lee asserted the correctly named Its A Horse to lead early and fought all through to the finish to take a narrow victory in the $10,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot on Thursday night (March 23) at Yonkers Raceway.