Sometimes, everything falls into place marvelously with some keen driving, and that’s exactly how things went for Madrid A in Friday night’s (Dec. 13) featured conditioned pace for fillies and mares at the Meadowlands.
Author: by Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations
$34k pentafecta carryover Thursday at Dover
There will be a $34,963 pentafecta carryover on Thursday (Dec. 12) at Bally’s Dover.
Jett Propelled takes flight, sweeps DSBF prelims
On the strength of three consecutive wins, Jett Propelled was on Wednesday (Dec. 11) once again bet down to 1-20 favoritism in her $20,000 second-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) split for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover. And, once again, the daughter of Roddy’s Bags Again-Jett Away lived up to the billing, this time by way of a decisive 1:54.3 score over sloppy going in the second of three divisions.
JL Cruze powers to victory at Dover
JL Cruze and driver Montrell Teague benefitted from a perfect pocket trip to win a $17,000 conditioned trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Dec. 10).
Favorites fall in DSBF trot prelims
Favorites were shut out in the second round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover as both Pretty Two and Platinum Max upended odds-on choices in their respective $20,000 splits on Tuesday (Dec. 10).
Cal Expo meet opens Friday
Harness racing returns to Cal Expo Friday evening (Dec. 13) under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with 12 races on tap.
Posts drawn for MGM Grand Prix pacing final
On Tuesday (Dec. 10), post positions were drawn for next Monday’s (Dec. 16) $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The final major open stakes event on the North American harness racing calendar for 2024, the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final will go 1-1/16 miles and is race eight on the 11-race program.
MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series prelims completed
The third and final leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series was the feature on Monday night (Dec. 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Three $50,000 divisions took place, with each of those events going 1-1/16 miles.
Going Platinum repeats in DSBF prelim
Breakaway Racing’s Going Platinum was again the star of the show on Monday (Dec. 9) at Bally’s Dover, proving the fastest of the three divisional winners in the second round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting fillies with a 1:57.3 score in the second $20,000 division.
Incaseyoudidntknow wires Dover distaffers
Incaseyoudidntknow overcame strong winds and welcomed a drop in class to win the $17,000 winners-over feature for pacing mares at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (Dec. 4).