Author: from MGM Yonkers Raceway

Before MGM Yonkers Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of Thursday night’s (July 27) program after the fourth race due to persistent lightning and dangerous weather conditions in the area, one of the two programmed New York Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies was held, with R Melina getting the win in the $77,300 event.

Mystical Wynn and driver Jim Taggart Jr. dominated Thursday’s (July 27) featured $11,500 featured trot at Tioga Downs.

After two consecutive third-place finishes in the track’s top class, Westbeach found solace in class relief and went coast-to-coast in Thursday’s (July 27) featured $20,000 conditioned pace at Plainridge Park.

Scott Keppler conquered off a first-over grind and Anthony Verruso led pillar-to-post to take their respective $10,000 divisions for the North American Amateur Driving Association (NAADA) Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway on a non-betting card before pari-mutuel action Thursday night (July 27).

Driver Todd McCarthy swept all three of Thursday’s (July 27) $14,400 co-featured events at Harrah’s Philadelphia on his way to a five-win performance.

After disappointing their fan bases in their most recent starts, My Way and Allegiant got into the win column Friday night (July 21) at the Meadowlands by winning their respective $30,000 divisions of the second leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds on the trot.

Its A Love Thing won the second race Friday (July 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a C$102,200 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold division for 2-year-old pacing fillies.

Coach Stefanos put his undefeated 2023 record on the line in Friday’s (July 21) lone $96,000 Indiana Sires Stakes event for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, and he was handed his first loss of the year as Buzzsaw Russ — last season’s champion 2-year-old — pulled a mild 9-2 upset and equaled the divisional track record of 1:48.2.

Sophomore pacers Rodman and Mimado put up powerful front-end performances in the top two classes at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (July 18).