The GSY Series took to the Meadowlands in Friday’s (Jan. 13) first race, and the result was anything but unlucky for In Nevada N and Bruno Chiodo.
Author: by Matt Zuccarello, GSY Series reporter
Backstreet Shadow powerful in Blue Hen Pace
Backstreet Shadow showed his class in Thursday’s (Jan. 12) $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover, coasting to a 1:50.4 score on a sloppy but speed-favoring track.
Dennis Youshock, 72, dies
Dennis S. Youshock, 72, of Slippery Rock, Pa., died Tuesday morning (Jan. 10), at Allegheny General Hospital, in Pittsburgh.
Rocknroll Shelli takes Batavia feature; five for Morrill
Rocknroll Shelli had one start at Batavia Downs the final week of meet last December, where interference may have caused her a more favorable placing. Now after hitting the board in two consecutive outings at the Meadowlands, the 5-year-old mare returned to Genesee County to claim her first win of 2023 in the $13,000 Open I Distaff Handicap Pace over a rain-soaked track at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Jan. 12).
Miami Valley Mares Open produces upset winner
After being used hard for the lead in a torrid three-wide battle during the first three-eighths of the mile in Thursday’s (Jan. 12) $30,000 Mares Open Handicap at Miami Valley on Thursday, Rose Run Vision emerged victorious, sealing a 20-1 upset.
Thursday racing at Mohawk canceled
Live racing has been canceled at Woodbine Mohawk Park for Thursday evening (Jan. 12) due to unsafe track conditions caused by rain and unseasonably warm weather.
Mohawk moves qualifiers to Sat.
Woodbine Mohawk Park has rescheduled this Friday’s (Jan. 13) qualifiers to Saturday (Jan. 14) at 10 a.m.
JL Cruze gamely captures back-to-back wins
Twelve-year-old trotter JL Cruze proved on Tuesday (Jan. 10) at Bally’s Dover that you’re never too old to have fun, scoring in 1:54 in his second consecutive start in the $18,000 Winners Over/Select Trot.
Millionaire Dayson returns with Miami Valley victory
Now 10 years old, millionaire trotter Dayson returned to the racing wars following an eight-month layoff with a convincing 1:54.1 triumph in Miami Valley’s top conditioned trot on Tuesday (Jan. 10).
Penzance Hanover storms home at Bally’s Dover
Penzance Hanover stormed home from the pocket to spring an 8-1 upset in the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace on a foggy and rainy Thursday night (Jan. 5) at Bally’s Dover.