Ready For Moni geldings won two of the four $20,000 divisions of the opening leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for freshmen colt trotters on Wednesday (July 16) at the Crawford County Fair in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Author: by Wes Mayberry, for the OHHA
3-year-old MDSS champions crowned at Ocean Downs
The spotlight was bright and the performances even brighter on Wednesday evening (July 16) as the Maryland Sire Stakes Finals took center stage at Ocean Downs, awarding $95,000 in each of four divisions for three-year-old trotters and pacers. With championship glory and bragging rights on the line, four winners left no doubt they were Maryland’s finest in their class.
Melander enters a powerful pair in Spirit of Massachusetts Trot
Trainer Marcus Melander is bringing a major one-two punch to the G2 $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 20). Millionaires Periculum and Aetos Kronos S have been entered in the eighth edition of The Spirit and both have been a force in the older Open trotting division so far this year.
Better Tak’em tops INSS at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
It was a good night at the office for trainer Henry Graber Jr. as his trainees once again swept the trifecta in the lone $95,500 division of the fourth leg of Indiana Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (July 16) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with Better Tak’em prevailing.
Nine draw in to the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot on Sunday at Plainridge Park
A full field of nine top Open trotters drew in for the eighth edition of the G2 $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot to be held at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 20). Post time for the first race is 2 p.m.
Bedford (PA) meet to be livestreamed
The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association will be live streaming the two day fair meet from the Bedford Fairgrounds in Bedford, Pa.
Tetrick “rolls a seven” at Philly Wednesday
Tim Tetrick, looking for his fifth straight title as winningest driver at Harrah’s Philadelphia, padded an already-sizeable lead by bringing home seven winners during the Wednesday card at the riverside oval.
AI breaks Buffalo track record in NYSS win
AI ($2.90) broke a long-standing Buffalo Raceway track record for 2-year-old trotting colts on a muggy Wednesday afternoon (July 16) with a hard-fought half length victory over Titans Mischief in the $106,400 New York Sire Stakes for the freshman sidewinders.
Grand Circuit highlighted at The Meadowlands
This week was one-stop shopping at The Meadowlands with Grades 1-3 represented. The Grade 1 Meadowlands Pace and Hambletonian Maturity were the features.
Three frosh stakes fillies in 1:53.4 at Pocono
There were three $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for two-year-old pacing fillies on the Sunday twilight card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and all three of the winners scored in identical times of 1:53.4.