Despite drawing post 10, Amazing Catch barreled forward and sat a snug pocket trip before bursting through an inside seam and winning at double-digit odds in the C$713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Author: by Ray Cotolo, Woodbine Communications
Swans Eye wins closing-night feature at Tioga
Swans Eye and driver Jim Taggart Jr. captured the closing-night (Saturday, Sept. 21) feature at Tioga Downs, a $15,000 Open Trot.
Lip Reader A, Biscoe win Saturday Batavia features
Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Batavia Downs featured $13,500 Open Handicaps for both the pace and trot, and upset winners prevailed in this week’s top-flight contests.
Chantilly stays undefeated with She’s A Great Lady score
Millar Farms’ homebred Chantilly stayed unbeaten from seven starts with a 1:50.2 crowning in the C$532,000 She’s A Great Lady final on Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Docdor Friskie wins Vernon feature
Docdor Friskie and trainer-driver John MacDonald captured the featured $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 21).
Fallout equals Metro Pace stakes record
Elimination winner Fallout forged first-over glory in the C$1 million Metro Pace final, delivering as the 8-5 second choice to equal the stakes and track record on Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
PA fair season ends with top horses at Bloomsburg
The Pennsylvania fair harness racing circuit made its final stop of the 2024 season this past Friday and Saturday (Sept. 20-21) at the historic Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, with supremacy among the eight stakes divisions and entry spots for the Oct. 11 Pennsylvania Fair Championships at The Meadows very much on the line.
French Champagne uncorks vintage Elegantimage victory
French Champagne found an opening in the final moments to win a thrilling edition of the C$347,000 Elegantimage Stakes on Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Illinois Racing Board approves 2025 racing dates
On Thursday (Sep. 19), the Illinois Racing Board met to consider the three applications for 2025 racing dates.
Nelsonbriteagle NO coasts to Miss Versatility triumph
Norwegian-bred Nelsonbriteagle NO and driver Dexter Dunn benefited from early breaks in stride by HP Mama B (Louis Roy) and Tipsy Money (Yannick Gingras) and coasted to a 7-3/4-length, 1:52.3 romp in the $90,000 Miss Versatility final, for trotting mares, on the Thursday (Sept. 19) undercard at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair. Adare Castle (James MacDonald) was second; Tactical Mounds (Scott Zeron) was third.