The two divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies closed out the Farmington Fair on Thursday (Sept. 18), with the undefeated filly phenom Snowonthepines wrapping up her successful tour of the Pine Tree State summer circuit.
Author: by Chris Tully, for the Maine Sire Stakes
$100,000 in guaranteed wagers Friday at Hoosier
To go along with nearly $1.5 million in purse money up for grabs on the Caesars Trotting Classic card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Sept. 19), bettors will have plenty to take aim at as well with a total of $100,000 in guaranteed wagers throughout the 14-race program.
Ragtime Red rolls in Rosecroft return
David Banks’ homebred Ragtime Red extended her win streak to six with a lifetime-best 1:51.2 effort in Thursday’s (Sept. 18) $12,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Fly High Cruiser soars in BSS action on Jug Day at Delaware
Fly High Cruiser scored his third Buckeye Stallion Series win of the season on Thursday (Sept. 18) as the Delaware County Fair hosted eight $20,000 divisions of the fifth leg of the BSS for sophomore pacers in the 20-race Jug Day card to conclude the five-day meet in Delaware, Ohio. The card included five divisions of male pacers and three divisions of filly pacers.
Little Instigator fights to victory at Tioga
Little Instigator took Thursday’s (Sept. 18) featured $9,500 conditioned pace for the ladies at Tioga Downs, but not without a fight.
Rodeo Drive Deo wins 55th Jugette
Rodeo Drive Deo and driver David Miller won the 55th edition of the Jugette, for 3-year-old female pacers, capturing the $280,000 final by 4-1/2 lengths in 1:50.1 on Wednesday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Odds On Chesapeake finished second, followed by Rose and Odds On Hialeah.
Yo Tillie takes No. 1 spot in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series winner Yo Tillie took over the No. 1 spot in the Week 14 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday while MGM Yonkers International Trot winner Lexus Kody vaulted into the Top 10.
‘We’re having fun with a horse we love’
On most weekday afternoons, Dr. Jill Dentel and James Ehrsam are focused on their day jobs – Dentel as the owner of a veterinary clinic and Ehrsam as a township road crew chief – but Wednesday will be a bit different thanks to a 3-year-old filly pacer named Rose Run Aimee.
Spotlight on Golden Rod finals at Red Mile
On Tuesday (Sept. 16) The Red Mile will host its final card of the sire stakes season with eight $50,000 finals of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series. The facility will take a brief respite prior to the Grand Circuit rolling into town for two weeks on Sept. 25.
Hambletonian Society to open bidding for future host track of America’s Trotting Classic
With the conclusion of the $1 million Hambletonian 100 celebration, which set industry-wide handle and attendance records on Aug. 2 at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., the Hambletonian Society Board of Directors is now turning its attention to the future of the sport’s most prestigious race.