While heavy rain and storms cut the Saturday (Aug. 16) card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park short after the tenth race, three-year-old filly pacers put on a show before hand with the sixth leg of Indiana Sire Stakes beforehand. Heavy favorites went down in both $48,500 splits, with Wunderkindbluechip pulling a 21-1 shocker in the first, and Angelatyourfeet upending Tarshish for the second consecutive week as the 5-2 second choice in the second.
Author: by Jacob Rheinheimer, for Harrah 's Hoosier Park
Enola grabs Open at Tioga
Nichols, NY — Enola (Mike Merton) captured the featured $15,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (August 16). Purple Lord (Jim Pantaleano) led to the quarter in :27. Enola ($7) then…
Stranger Things sneaks through late for Batavia Open upset
After laying in wait for over seven-eighths of the mile, Stranger Things found a gap late and shot through it to narrowly win the $12,800 Open Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday (August 16) night.
Hunt Off The Press nabs NYSS win at Vernon
Hunt Off The Press (Tyler Buter) captures the featured $112,100 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for pacing colts & geldings at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 16).
Captain Albano the champ in Always B Miki Invitational
Captain Albano and driver Todd McCarthy went to the front and never looked back, winning Saturday’s (August 16) $100,000 Grade 3 Always B Miki Invitational by a half-length over Coaches Corner in 1:48.2 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Ken Hanover finished third.
Steve Wiseman Memorial featured at Running Aces Sunday
The Sunday night (August 17) harness racing program at Running Aces will feature the $30,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot with a talented field of seven contenders.
Super Chapter a nose best in Beal
Super Chapter became the first 3-year-old to trot a five-eighth-mile track in 1:50 while winning the $300,000 Grade 2 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial on Saturday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, but Emoticon Legacy pushed the winner to the utmost before failing to hold him off by the smallest possible margin.
Dandy Ideal rolls to victory in Hempt Memorial
Dandy Ideal outdueled Rick Wink to get the lead in the opening quarter and remained on top from there to win Saturday’s $300,000 Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial, for 3-year-old male pacers, in 1:48.2 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Yo Tillie stays perfect Delmonica Hanover victory
The Tactical Landing filly Yo Tillie survived a rough early journey, limbed three-wide past the eighth pole, not crossing over to the inside and the lead until past the three-eighths, but kept trotting strongly to win her sixth race in an undefeated season by taking the $250,000 Grade 1 Delmonica Hanover, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, in a stakes- and track-record 1:51.2.
Miki And Minnie captures showdown in Lynch
Dexter Dunn pulled Miki And Minnie out of the pocket in the stretch and overtook pacesetter Chantilly nearing the finish line to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 1 James M. Lynch Memorial, for 3-year-old female pacers, by three-quarters of a length in 1:49.1. Rodeo Drive Deo was third.