Due to inclement weather, the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association has rescheduled its TV and Tickets event initially set for Saturday (Aug. 1) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Author: by Wesley Mayberry, for the Ohio Harness Horsemen 's Association
Dame Frances fronts freshmen in KY Championship opener
Erv Miller’s precocious Pebble Beach filly Dame Frances will look to stay undefeated following a track-record 1:50.4 performance at Oak Grove when she starts as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening leg at the Red Mile, carded as the sixth race on the 15-race card this Tuesday (Aug. 4).
Dayton Derby supplements due Aug. 15
Horses not initially nominated to the $250,000 Dayton Derbies, for older horses of each sex and gait, to be raced at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 3, may be supplemented to the events for a fee of $10,000 due Aug. 15.
Freshman fillies front Friday Tioga card
Tioga Downs played host to a pair of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) divisions for 2-year-old fillies of each gait on Friday (July 31).
Pine Tree Opens highlight Cumberland finale
The final weekend of the spring-summer harness racing meet at Cumberland Raceway features five $14,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes divisions over the Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 1-2) cards, along with a pair of $12,000 Pine Tree Opens.
Fillies take the stage in Ohio State Fair stakes
Fillies took over the Friday (July 31) card at Eldorado Scioto Downs with Ohio State Fair events for 3-year-old trotters and pacers, 2-year-old pacers, and older mares of both gaits taking place. Purses for the nine events for Ohio-sired fillies and mares totaled $593,100.
Wall Of Fame, Wrong Sounds Right win NJSS dashes
Wall Of Fame and Wrong Sounds Right were the winners of two of the nine third-leg divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait held Friday night (July 31) at the Meadowlands.
Rookie trotters shine in INSS third leg
A dynamic trio of third-leg Indiana Sires Stakes events for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings headlined the Friday (July 31) card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with So Joyful, Swan Good Bi and Nectar Of The Gods capturing their respective divisions.
Lady Saturn wins Tioga distaff
Lady Saturn (Brett Crawford) captured the $12,500 feature for pacing fillies and mares on Thursday (July 30) at Tioga Downs.
Be Ready To Rock rolls to new mark at Plainridge
Taking full advantage of a perfect trip, Be Ready To Rock pounced late to win the $17,000 conditioned pace for 4-year-olds and under that topped the Thursday (July 30) card at Plainridge Park.