French trotter Hohneck, who won the 2023 Elitloppet at Solvalla, made his seasonal debut a successful one with an easy victory on the track in Caen in Normandy.
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
Majorca N dominates Dover distaffers
Majorca N wired the field in Wednesday’s (March 12) $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Do Me Better best at Buffalo
There was no one better than Do Me Better ($6.30) in Buffalo Raceway’s $13,000 Open I-II Pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday (March 12) as she easily wired the field in 1:56.1 over a fast track.
Chapheart scores back-to-back wins
Chapheart scored his second consecutive win in Tuesday’s (March 11) $19,000 Winners Over/Select Trot at Bally’s Dover.
You Got It wins Pocono feature; series action highlighted
You Got It closed well to take the $12,500 featured trot on Tuesday (March 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:54.3.
$25k guaranteed Pick-5 Thursday at Yonkers
No tickets had five-of-five in the Pick-5 on a rainy Wednesday night (March 5) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, triggering a hefty $9,547.58 carryover and a $25,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Thursday night (March 6).
Ludacrous A wins third straight at Dover
Aussie sensation Ludacrous A stormed home to win her third consecutive race in a winners-over pace for fillies and mares at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (March 5).
St. Patrick’s Day craft event at Museum & HOF
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame will host Saint Patrick’s Day family fun on Sunday, March 16, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Get Answers has right answer at Buffalo
Get Answers ($10.80) had the right answer in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $12,000 pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (March 5) as she used a slow but steady first-over grind to top Bolt Of Beauty by two lengths in 1:58.4 over a good track.
Miami Valley series payments due March 15
Horsepeople are reminded that nomination payments for the Legends Late Closing Series and the James K. Hackett Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway are both due on March 15. The nomination for all events in both series are $350, with the Hackett requiring an additional $350 starting fee at the time of the eliminations.