The evergreen Amigo Volo hustled off the gate, made the lead in front of the stands, and kept on going to win a three-way decision in the $15,000 featured trot on Thursday (Sept. 19) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
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Alex Having Fun showed grit in Plainridge feature
A first-over move and a fight to the finish highlighted Alex Having Fun’s impressive win the the $25,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Sept. 19) afternoon.
SBOANJ to hold election Nov. 20
The 2024 Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) election will take place on Nov. 20, 2024.
Speed Away, Callahan headline Wednesday at Harrington
Driver Corey Callahan had seven wins on the Wednesday (Sept. 18) card at Harrington Raceway, including Speed Away ($8.80) in the $22,500 Free-For-All Trot.
Connections take a shot with Soft Shot, win Jugette
Soft Shot, a supplemental entry, equaled a divisional world record in her elimination and used a gate-to-wire effort in the final to win the $310,000 Jugette, for 3-year-old filly pacers, on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Round Barn fundraiser set for Sept. 29
The annual Stable of Memories “Round Barn” fundraiser will be held Sunday, Sept. 29, from 6-9 p.m. at the historic Lexington, Ky., landmark adjacent to the Red Mile. The event is being held the night before the opening of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at Fasig-Tipton.
Favorites falter in Kentucky Golden Rod finals
On Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Red Mile hosted eight $50,000 divisions of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series. Only two of the public’s top choices — Blue Cartier in the 2-year-old male trot final and Faze in the 2-year-old filly pace final — prevailed.
Periculum headlines Caesars Trotting Classic field
The fields were drawn Tuesday (Sept. 17) for two of Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s signature events, the $165,000 Harrah’s Hoosier Park Pacing Derby and $200,000 Caesars Trotting Classic presented by Kountry Lane Standardbreds, both of which will take place Friday (Sept. 20). Two full fields of 10 will go postward, with Periculum tabbed as the morning-line favorite in the Caesars Trotting Classic and Little Rocket Man enlisted as the early choice in the Pacing Derby.
HISA impasse to likely reach Supreme Court
Columbus, OH — According to a report from the Thoroughbred Daily News, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has made clear its intentions to ask the United States Supreme Court to…
Scrappy’s Love lives up to name in OBC
Scrappy’s Love withstood extended pressure from LT Loverboy and scored a nose victory in the second $68,500 division of the Ohio Breeders Championship for freshman colt trotters on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.