Deborah and Jamie Bozman’s Cindy Jo ($5.60, Russell Foster) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $18,000 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (May 13) at Harrington Raceway.
Author: by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway
Chapolier wins 10th in a row at Pocono
The Chapter Seven gelding Chapolier continues to be the winningest trotter in North America this year, posting his 10th consecutive win at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania by way of a lifetime-best 1:53.1 mile in Tuesday’s (May 13) $16,000 featured handicap trot.
Mossdale Ben N rallies to victory in G1 Borgata
Mossdale Ben N gave trainer Peter Tritton and driver Jordan Stratton their second MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion together after he won Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Tritton and Stratton also captured the 2016 final of the event — then known as the George Morton Levy Series — with Bit Of A Legend N.
Fashion Terror wins Tioga feature
Fashion Terror (Braxten Boyd) took the featured $10,000 fillies and mares pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (May 9).
Aardie B Miki N victorious in G1 Matchmaker
Aardie B Miki N and Jason Bartlett captured the first Grade 1 stakes race in North American harness racing history, taking Friday’s (May 9) $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at MGM Yonkers Raceway for her fifth straight victory in the U.S. in a time of 1:53.3 over a track rated wet-fast.
Long wins four at Vernon, sweeps features
Chris Long had a driving grand slam and swept the $7,500 co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 9).
May 17 Hoosier races to air on Fox Sports
The May 17 harness racing program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park will be broadcast live nationally on Fox Sports 2, joining the Meadowlands for its Arthur Cutler Memorial broadcast from 8-11 p.m.
Younger horses in Philadelphia spotlight
A pair of $12,000 contests for horses looking to climb the classification ladder — one on each gait — were featured Friday (May 9) at Harrah’s Philadelphia over a surface that was rated “sloppy” most of the afternoon.
Mary Kat was ‘cat’s meow’ at Buffalo
Mary Kat ($8.80) was the “cat’s meow” in Buffalo Raceway’s $11,000 pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (May 7) as she beat American Jazz by 2-1/2 lengths in a season’s best of 1:55.4 over a fast track.
Freshman Focus to feature Jeff Smith
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will feature Jeff Smith and his Ohio 2-year-olds in training in this week’s edition of Freshman Focus.