It’s only fitting that Jake Kiefer Jr. retired from his full-time job on Easter Sunday, since that is the day his harness racing career was resurrected.
Author: by Rich Fisher
Warner, Bailey, Long belt Friday slams at Vernon
On a night where there were no feature races, trainer Michelle Warner along with drivers Leon Bailey and Chris Long scored grand slams on Friday (Nov. 6) at Vernon Downs.
Harrah’s Philadelphia extends Thurs. entry window
The draw for Thursday (Nov. 12) at Harrah’s Philadelphia has been held over to Sunday (Nov. 8).
Antognoni S takes Big M feature
Saving his patented burst of speed for just the right moment, Antognoni S emerged from the pocket off the far turn and got past leader French Wine nearing the wire before withstanding a furious late rally from Ron Burke-stablemate Lexus Kody to take the $30,000 featured Open Handicap for trotters at the Meadowlands on Friday night (Nov. 6).
Kevin Cummings wins five Thurs. at Batavia
Veteran reinsman Kevin Cummings hung five wins on his competition at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Nov. 5).
Eastie Boy leads Burke one-two punch in Matron
On the strength of an early push to the fore, Eastie Boy recorded the second graded stakes win of his rookie campaign with a 1:50.1 score in Thursday’s (Nov. 5) $115,000 Grade 3 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers at Bally’s Dover and led a sweep of the top two placings for trainer Ron Burke.
‘Memory’ scores 14th seasonal win in Plainridge trot
After moving to the front past the quarter, Memorynimagination refused to relinquish the lead en route to his 14th win of the season in Thursday’s (Nov. 5) $23,000 Open Handicap Trot at Plainridge Park.
Nappo scores 1,000th career training win
When Dear Abbey won the 12th race at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Nov. 4), it gave trainer Angelo Nappo the 1,000th win of his career.
Lenna defeats older foes in Dover distaff
Fresh off a 1:51.3 win in the Simpson Stakes at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Forrest Bartlett’s Lenna made her return to Delaware a victorious one, rallying to collar 7-5 favorite Jett Propelled for a 1:53.1 score in Wednesday’s (Nov. 4) $25,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Smith grand slam highlighted by Open Trot score
DP Freedoms Chrome capitalized on a front-end trip to capture the $30,000 Open Handicap Trot on Wednesday night (Nov. 4) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, giving driver Jeremy Smith one of his four victories on the card.