At this time of year, there are few places trainer Sam DePinto would rather be than Campbellville, Ont. “When you’re here, that means things are good,” he said, referring to the location of Woodbine Mohawk Park, where on Saturday (June 7) he will send out Papis Pistol in the second of three eliminations for the Grade 1 Pepsi North America Cup.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Saturday races at Nashua (Iowa) cancelled
The harness racing program scheduled for Saturday (June 7) at Nashua, Iowa, has been canceled.
No changes in Week 6 of Little’s Road to the ‘Pace’
There were no changes in the sixth edition of Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace poll, but with six of the horses in action Saturday night (June 7) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in North America Cup eliminations, there figures to be in the next installment of the weekly Top 10.
Game Changers: Better Single
Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections.
Leading Big M driver Beckwith hoping to make history
For the last two years, Brett Beckwith has been one of a handful of drivers under the age of 30 to perform consistently at the Meadowlands. These “Young Guns” took advantage of the opportunity created by Big M regular “A-list” pilots taking vacations for part of or all of December, January, February and March.
Seven Colors seeks successful Northfield return
Seven Colors has raced only once at MGM Northfield Park during his career, but it produced a pretty good memory for his connections. A week after being purchased by owners Bill Pollock, Bruce Areman and trainer Andrew Harris in August 2023, the then 3-year-old Seven Colors zipped around Northfield Park’s half-mile oval in a world record 1:48.1 to win the Carl Milstein Memorial. On Saturday (June 7), Seven Colors returns to Northfield for the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie, an invitational for older pacers.
U.S. amateurs narrowly prevail in Italy
An American contingent of amateur drivers set foot in Venice, Italy, for a rematch of what has become an annual friendship exchange, hosted by the Gentlemen’s Club of Veneto.
Dune Buggy takes Buffalo NYSS
Dune Buggy ($2.90) made an early move just past the opening quarter, and that maneuver proved to be the winning one as he scored a head victory over a stubborn Oogleville in the $119,700 New York Sire Stakes for sophomore colt and gelding pacers at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 4).
NA Cup Night stakes to take shape this weekend
Elimination races take over Woodbine Mohawk Park this weekend to set the stage for Canada’s most prestigious night of racing on June 14.
June Hoof Beats: Pinehurst, Past and Present
The June edition of Hoof Beats takes readers to Pinehurst, N.C., a winter hotbed of Standardbred training for over a century.