Hunt Off The Press ($3.30) stole the headlines in the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Wednesday afternoon (July 9) at Buffalo Raceway with a rousing 7-1/2-length thumping of Shaw Time in 1:56.4 over a fast track.
Author: by Brian Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
Mercer (Ky.) County Fair information
Horsepeople shipping into the Red Mile for Saturday’s (July 12) Kentucky Proud Series races are advised to bring printed copies of Coggins and health papers.
Unreasonable roars in Oak Grove KYSS
Sent the 1-5 favorite, Unreasonable journeyed first-up on the rim and easily ground down her competition to post the top mile of Tuesday afternoon’s (July 8) Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) events at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel in winning her division for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Freshman fillies spar in Pocono All-Star splits
The longest shot on the board in her first lifetime start, Abbess won the fastest of three $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday afternoon (July 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Hughesville (Pa.) record book demolished
Three-year-old trotters and pacers took to the track Thursday (July 3) during a “Two-Day Meet” at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds, following the 2-year-old racing of the day before, and the sophomores put a battering on the local speed record book, the likes of which has seldom been seen at any Keystone State half-mile oval.
Historic Track to live stream Grand Circuit meet
Goshen Historic Track will offer a live stream of this year’s Grand Circuit race meet, from July 4-6.
Walspea, Smedshammer stay hot at Philly
The Walner filly Walspea helped continue a highly-productive “early season” for trainer-driver Trond Smedshammer by trotting to a new mark of 1:53.3 in the $13,500 feature on Thursday afternoon (July 3) under hot conditions at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Saturday Scioto card offers over $1 million for Ohio-sired horses
Saturday (July 5) will feature a large card for Ohio-sired horses, with purses topping $1 million for the in-state horses competing at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Overalls perfect after NYSS win at Buffalo
The expected showdown between Overalls and My Philomene in the $110,200 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 2) never materialized. But the fizzled-out battle didn’t bother Overalls one bit as she went gate-to-wire in producing a 3-1/2-length victory over Sharp Seven in 2:00.3.
Speed Away strikes again at Harrington
Breakaway Racing and Yorwollahan Racing Team’s Speed Away ($5.40, Corey Callahan) continued his Harrington Raceway dominance with a 1:55.4 triumph in the $18,000 Open Trot on Wednesday (July 2).