The Father Patrick gelding Pisces Rising completed a sweep of his three preliminary rounds of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pocono with a 1:53.4 win on Tuesday afternoon (May 19), and will likely be among the favorites in next Tuesday’s $35,000 series final.
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Memorynimagination scores Plainridge three-peat
Continuing his dominant season at Plainridge Park, Memorynimagination scored his third consecutive victory in the featured $25,000 Open Trot on Tuesday (May 19).
For Once Inmy Life goes life best 1:49.1 at Plainridge
Despite daylong rains that left the track rated sloppy, For Once Inmy Life turned in a career performance with a gate-to-wire performance that yielded a victory in Thursday’s (May 14) featured $25,000 Open Pace at Plainridge Park.
Tetrick takes Thursday Philly features
Tim Tetrick, bidding for his sixth straight driving title at Harrah’s Philadelphia, helped his cause by bringing in three winners, most of any driver on the Thursday (May 14) program, including the feature winners in races for developing horses and fast-class veterans.
Help Us Help You wins again at the Spa
Help Us Help You has been a winning machine of late at Saratoga Casino Hotel. On Tuesday (May 12), the 4-year-old Helpisontheway gelding scored his fifth victory in his last six starts, posting a 1:59.1 win in a co-featured $9,700 conditioned trot.
Memorynimagination wins again at Plainridge
Memorynimagination has been a force this year at Plainridge Park and on Tuesday (May 12) registered his third top-class victory by winning the $25,000 Open Trot.
Pisces Rising the ‘big fish’ in Pocono series
In the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania last week, there were four divisions – but five winners, as there was a dead-heat for first in one of them. One of the dead-heat winners, Pisces Rising, on Tuesday (May 12) became the only two-time winner to date in the trotting series with a 1:55 victory in one of five $16,000 divisions, with the base claiming tag this week raised to $25,000.
Stevie Hanover headlines Tuesday Harrington winners
Frank Chick’s Stevie Hanover ($9.60, Montrell Teague) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (May 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Oak Grove Trotting Derby, Oaks detention notice
There will be a detention barn for horses competing in the finals of the Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Oaks.
Oak Grove announces $20k Pick-4 guarantee Sat.
On Saturday (May 16), Oak Grove Racing & Gaming will offer a $20,000 guaranteed Pick-4, anchoring a spectacular day of world-class harness racing.