Harness racing returns to Maine’s northern circuit when Bangor Raceway swings back into action on Wednesday afternoon (May 3). Post time is slated for 3:15 p.m. (EDT) at Bangor’s historic Bass Park, which has continuously hosted harness racing since 1893.
Author: by Mike Sweeney, for Bangor Raceway
Kaddari remains undefeated with Weiss final win
Kaddari, who started her career with wins in the last two prelims of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies, added the $50,000 Weiss championship to her rapidly-growing resume on Tuesday afternoon (May 2) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The $375,000 yearling stopped the timer in 1:56 on a cool day with a strong stretch headwind.
Faraldo first in NAADA Trot
Joe Faraldo fired Turbochargedpete from the center of the gate to the top, and they kept all their competitors behind them to register a 2:01 victory in the $10,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot before the pari-mutuel card at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (April 27).
Plainridge paces to Patrikthepiranha A, Bag Pipe Major
Speed was the order of the day in the pair of $25,000 winners-over paces that highlighted the Thursday afternoon (April 27) card at Plainridge Park.
Velocity Lady, Low Rider win Miami Valley features
Velocity Lady (Brady Galliers) scorched the Miami Valley oval in 1:50.2 beating Ocean Music (Dan Noble) and Single Girl (Tyler Smith) in the $34,000 Mares Open Handicap on Thursday (April 27).
Dyladmar impressive in Thursday Philly feature
The sophomore Muscle Hill colt Dyladmar was the most impressive winner in the four $13,500 featured races held Thursday (April 27) at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday, winning the trot in 1:53, just four-fifths of a second off Googoo Gaagaa‘s divisional track record.
Eddie Davis, 79, wins at Harrington Tuesday
Longtime Delaware driving champion Eddie Davis, now 79, won the first race on the Harrington Raceway program Tuesday (April 25) with Kathy Davis’ Missstarofnova ($27.80).
McSeaside proves best in Hackett filly final
McSeaside, the 2022 Ohio Sires Stakes champion who banked $295,614 through her 2-year-old season, passed the first major test of her sophomore season with a 1:51.4 win in the $50,000 James K. Hackett Memorial for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Miami Valley on Tuesday (April 25).
Athearn scores 800th driving win
Driver Matthew Athearn reached a career milestone at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (April 25), winning the fifth race with Dandy’s Everlasting (1:52.4, $5.00) in a new lifetime mark to claim his 800th driving win.
Elegant Dulupin FR wins Game Of Claims trot final
Elegant Dulupin FR took full advantage of the rail in Tuesday’s (April 25) $40,000 Game Of Claims Series championship for $25,000 claiming trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, going wire-to-wire for driver Mark MacDonald while taking a new mark of 1:55.