With the last preliminary rounds of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series completed on Sunday (Aug. 30), there’s scant time to catch one’s breath before this coming Labor Day Weekend’s staging of the Championship events of these pari-mutuel programs for the premier Pennsylvania-sired 2- and 3-year-olds, in aggregate worth over $3 million for the cream of the Pennsylvania crop.
Author: from the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen 's Association
Nezuko Kamado S returns a winner; McCarthy wins 4,000th race
Nezuko Kamado S found the winner’s circle in her first start since claiming the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month when she launched off cover for a 1:51.1 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday night (Aug. 30) at the Red Mile.
For Once Inmy Life, Prince Hal Hanover victorious in Canadian Pacing Derby elims
Woodbine Mohawk Park contested a pair of C$50,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby on Saturday night (Aug. 29), with For Once Inmy Life comfortably popping to win the first elimination and Prince Hal Hanover clinching a tight victory in the second.
Athena’s Girl gallant in Peaceful Way final
Odds-on favorite Athena’s Girl grabbed command early and edged away under a hand drive to crush her rivals in the C$425,000 Grade 1 Peaceful Way, for 2-year-old female trotters, on Saturday night (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ocean Storm sails to win William Wellwood Memorial
Ocean Storm swept down the center of the track off a covered ride and bounded to equal the stakes record with a 1:52.4 victory in the C$570,000 Grade 1 William Wellwood Memorial on Saturday night (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Moore sweeps Nassagaweya, Beaton sweeps Eternal Camnation
Rookie pacers made sure to grab their share of the spotlight on Saturday night’s (Aug. 29) packed program at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the Grade 3 Nassagaweya and Grade 3 Eternal Camnation Stakes.
Hambletonian Oaks winner Nezuko Kamado S resurfaces in Kentucky Championship Series
Nezuko Kamado S, who comfortably cut the mile and held firmly to win the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month, makes her return to the races on Sunday (Aug. 30) at the Red Mile as the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary leg for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
Super Duper Cooper wins Open Trot again at Tioga
Super Duper Cooper, driven by Braxten Boyd, won the $15,500 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 29).
Seventier, Lip Reader A win Saturday features at Batavia
A pair of $13,500 Open class races topped the card at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Aug. 29), and both events included big miles with exciting finishes.
Long wins five, Digging For Gold takes Vernon feature
Driver Chris Long took five pacers to the winner’s circle at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 29).