Winbak Farm of New York is excited to announce Boston Red Rocks (p, 2, 1:50.3; 3, 1:49.3f; 1:48.2f -’18, $1,365,823), will be standing in New York for 2019. The stallion will be standing his first year in the upcoming season.
Author: by Elizabeth Cheesman, for Winbak Farm
Yonkers Empire Terrace open for Breeders’ Cup Saturday lunch
Yonkers Raceway’s Empire Terrace shall be open for lunch Breeders’ Cup Saturday (Nov. 3) beginning at 12 noon.
Crazy About Pat soars in Harrah’s Philadelphia feature
The veteran Crazed gelding Crazy About Pat pushed his lifetime earnings to $833,750 with a 1:54.2 victory in the $18,000 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 1).
Massachusetts Sire Stakes champions crowned at Plainridge
The richest finals ever offered in the Massachusetts Sire Stakes (MASS) were contested at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 30), with eight divisions of horses competing for their share of the $800,000 up for grabs.
Dayton’s Gray Ghost Pace to Splended Party
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway got into the Halloween spirit on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 30) by presenting their second annual Gray Ghost Handicap Pace on the matinee program. Nine gray and roan horses lined up behind the Mike Woebkenberg starting gate to chase a $10,000 purse. When the dust settled, it was heavily-favored Splended Party overcoming the assigned outside post position to win in 1:53.3.
Friday night buffets at Meadowlands
Beginning Friday (Nov. 2), Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment’s Friday night Pink buffet will feature a seasonal harvest theme through the end of November.
Breeders Crown Pledge a win for retired Standardbreds
For the third consecutive year, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program has offered the Breeders Crown Pledge to the industry’s leading owners, trainers and drivers as a way to give to back to the horses that are no longer racing by pledging a percentage of their earnings to New Vocations.
McDazzle fights back, wins third straight at Meadows
Fighting back when it looked as though she might be passed down the backside, McDazzle reasserted in the lane and captured her third straight victory in Tuesday’s (Oct. 30) $20,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Favorites struggle in Harvest Series finals
Ontario-sired rookies were on display Thursday (Oct. 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the finals of the Harvest Series. A quartet of series finals put on a bow on the three-week event and featured a few upsets.
Monica Banca wins NAADA Trot at Yonkers
After finishing third in a Billings trot this afternoon at Monticello Raceway, Monica Banca then traveled 90 miles to compete in a North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Yonkers Raceway. The journey proved fruitful for the talented transplanted Norwegian, when she guided Master Of Excuses to a gate-to-wire 1:59.3 triumph on Thursday night (Oct. 25) over the Hilltop oval.