Trotting colt Jimdougie Armitage, a son of Captain Corey-Quick Bet, became the highest-priced horse ever sold during a second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale when he was purchased for $750,000 by Ake Svanstedt Inc. on Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Doug McNair wins three of four Golds on Monday at Mohawk
A quartet of Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events were contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday night (Sept. 29), with driver Doug McNair piloting the first three winners.
Ontario-sired 3-year-old Pop Up Series reminder
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office would like to remind trainers of the Ontario Sired 3-Year-Old Pop Up Series that begins next Monday (Oct. 6).
And Just Like That eclipses Rosecroft record
On the heels of a 1:58.2 first-round win, Richard Hans’ homebred And Just Like That became the fastest ever 2-year-old trotting filly in the history of Rosecroft Raceway with a devastating 1:55 victory in her $10,000 second-round Maryland Sire Stakes preliminary event on Monday (Sept. 29).
Dejeuner tops Lexington opening night at $1 million
Dejeuner, a daughter of Walner out of French Cafe, became the highest-priced yearling filly ever purchased at auction when she sold for $1 million to Noel Daley as agent for Winning Key during Monday’s opening session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday night
The five-day Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., with hip numbers 1-121 passing through the auction ring.
When a teen driver and legendary pacer made history at Maine’s Fryeburg Fair
Here’s the inside story of a mad dash against the clock 51 years ago at the Fryeburg Fair in Maine – and how a great pacer saved the day for his young driver.
Double draw reminder at MGM Northfield Park
MGM Northfield Park will have a double draw on Wednesday morning (Oct. 1) for the racing cards of Saturday night (Oct. 4) and Sunday night (Oct. 5). The entry box closes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Grand Circuit weekend events
Fall is synonymous with The Red Mile and yearling sales. The past weekend saw 33 events starting with the “Bluegrass” Grade 3 events for 2-year-olds on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Saturday night we moved over to Dayton for a night of Grand Circuit Grade 1 and 2 events for 3-year-olds and up.
Fern Hill Flight flies in Cumberland Fair finale
Fern Hill Flight took the feature during the Cumberland Fair finale on Sunday (Sept. 28), closing out the eight-day stretch of Maine harness racing at the iconic Downeast oval.