Mique Ann Malibashka, 76, of Cream Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Aug. 16, 2025.
Author: from Peppler Funeral Home
Polansky prevails, Calabrese doubles in AHDC events
Mike Polansky pounced off a pocket ride to win the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (Aug. 17) while John Calabrese bagged two of the three AHDC pace events at Harrah’s Philadelphia earlier in the day.
Escaper placed as Wiseman Memorial Trot winner
Top trotters were in the spotlight at Running Aces on Sunday (Aug. 17), including the $30,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot final.
Ginger Tree Lex three-for-three in PASS racing
The Bar Hopping filly Ginger Tree Lex marked herself as a freshman trotter to watch for in upcoming major races by winning her fifth consecutive start, all stakes and three of them Pennsylvania Sire Stakes, with a lifetime-best 1:54.3 in a division of her third preliminary PASS round Sunday night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during $217,154 of PA-sired stakes competition.
Budding star Brandon Blvd remains perfect at Red Mile
On another hot and humid Sunday (Aug. 17), Brandon Blvd once again strutted his stuff at The Red Mile to remain a perfect four-for-four in his young career with a 1:50.1 triumph in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old male pacers.
Menhammar yearling auction up 30 percent
The average price rose to 211,200 kroner compared to 161,981 kroner last year at Menhammar Stud’s yearling sale on the internet.
Warrawee Michelle sets world record in Sebastian K Invitational win
Warrawee Michelle won Saturday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Invitational for older trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:50, becoming the fastest 4-year-old trotter ever on a five-eighths-mile track and giving trainer Ake Svanstedt his third consecutive victory in the event named after one of his former stars.
Sophomore filly pacers head to Northfield for BSS
MGM Northfield Park is hosting four $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore filly pacers on Sunday (Aug. 17). First-race post time is 6 p.m. (EDT).
Stacked field set for Hempt Memorial at Pocono
There will be plenty of firepower in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, where five of the season’s seven fastest 3-year-old male pacers in North America will meet in a field of eight.
Scioto set to host fourth leg of OSS and BSS for sophomore male pacers
Sophomore male pacers will take center stage at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (Aug. 16) as the 16-race card features one $100,000 division of the fourth leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes and four $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series.