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.
Author: from PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia
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).
Lexus Ranger takes fastest of Pocono features
Lexus Ranger improved his record at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania to three wins in four outings since arriving from The Meadows, winning the fastest of Tuesday’s (May 23) three $15,500 top-level claiming handicap trots at the mountain oval.
Kentucky 4-year-old prelims conclude Monday
The absence of Keg Stand from Monday’s (May 22) fourth and last preliminary round of the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fund (KSDF) series for 4-year-old male trotters has the potential to set up a showdown between Golden Wall As and Longshot in the $50,000 event at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, one of four such preliminary splits on the card.
Brilliant Beauty takes Tioga distaff; Hennessey wins four
Brilliant Beauty and Tyler Miller easily won the featured $13,000 Fillies and Mares Open 1-2 Handicap Pace on Saturday (May 20) at Tioga Downs.
Venerate voluminous in Sears’ seventh Cutler win
Tab another victory in the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for driver Brian Sears and another Grand Circuit trotting win for trainer Marcus Melander. The dynamic team of trotting overhauled an oversized field of 11 with new acquisition Venerate to take the $155,200 free-for-all event on Saturday night (May 20) at the Meadowlands.
Stewardoftheland, Telenovela win Vernon features
Stewardoftheland (Claude Huckabone Jr.) and Telenovela (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) took the $7,500 co-features on Saturday (May 20) at Vernon Downs.
Southwind Amazon gets career win No. 127
Southwind Amazon, the third winningest Standardbred of all time, captured his 127th career win in Saturday’s (May 20) featured $10,800 Open Pace at Northville Downs.