Legal Jeopardy ($22.40) made it two consecutive victories on Wednesday afternoon (April 9) at Buffalo Raceway by streaking down the stretch to take a three-quarter-length, 1:58.3 win over American Jazz in the featured $11,000 pace for fillies and mares.
Author: by Brian Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
Railee Something returns powerfully in Oak Grove Open
A winner in a Kentucky Sire Stakes final last season, Ronald Mersky’s talented International Moni mare Railee Something made a powerful 2025 debut on Tuesday (April 8) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel while delivering as the 1-2 chalk in the $30,000 Open Trot.
April IRB meeting canceled
The Illinois Racing Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 17, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.
Napolitano wins six at Pocono
The all-time winningest driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, George Napolitano Jr., reclaimed the seasonal lead in the driving dash derby with six winners on the Tuesday (April 8) program at the mountain oval, include three amidst the eight $15,000 divisions of the first preliminary of the Game Of Claiming Trotting Series for horses tagged at $20,000.
Primo Maschio dominates in Dover series final
Primo Maschio was a coast-to-coast winner in the $51,500 final of a late-closing series for Delaware-eligible 3-year-old male pacers at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (April 3).
Bartlett six-bagger at Yonkers includes Brennan Series hat trick
Jason Bartlett had six consecutive victories on Wednesday night (April 2) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, including a trio of tallies in the opening leg of the John Brennan Trotting Series. Each of the series races went for a purse of $30,000.
Bella Artiste surges, wins Dover series final
Bella Artiste benefited from an early speed duel and won the $51,750 final of a late-closing series for Delaware-eligible 3-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (April 2).
Oaxacan Dream N puts it together at Buffalo
After four straight finishes in the money but not finding the winner’s circle, Oaxacan Dream N ($5.50) finally put it all together Wednesday (April 2) and captured the featured $12,500 Open I-II Handicap Pace for fillies and mares at Buffalo Raceway.
Melvin G dominates in Dover series final
Melvin G won his 11th consecutive race when he captured Tuesday’s (April 1) $50,850 ate-closing series final for Delaware-eligible 3-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover.
Bluebird Deacon shakes loose for Oak Grove feature win
Last season’s leading tandem of trainer Erv Miller and driver Atlee Bender made their first appearance in the Oak Grove winner’s circle for the 2025 meet when 4-5 favorite Bluebird Deacon emerged from a pocket ride to score a 1:56.2 win in the $17,000 featured trot on Tuesday (April 1).