Periculum made his 2025 debut a winning one, capturing Saturday’s Grade 3 $158,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for older trotters by a neck over Lexus Kody in 1:51.4 at The Meadowlands. Antognoni S finished third.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Canadian Horse of the Year Chantilly returns to win SBOA stakes at Mohawk
Chantilly, the 2024 Canadian Horse of the Year, improved to a perfect 10 for 10 by winning her three-year-old season debut in Saturday’s SBOA Stakes for Ontario sired three-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Stonebridge Bomber wins feature at Tioga
Stonebridge Bomber (Aaron Byron) took the featured $9,000 trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (May 17).
Top ranked sophomores deliver in SBOA Finals at Mohawk
Ontario sired three-year-olds took center stage on Saturday (May 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the SBOA Stakes Finals. All four divisions for sophomores saw finals contested on Saturday, on a windy evening at the Campbellville oval.
Dewey Arnold wins feature at Vernon
Dewey Arnold (Ron Harp) captured the featured $8,500 Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (May 17).
A winning Pick-5 remains elusive on Saturday nights at Yonkers
There have now been three Saturdays of live racing at MGM Yonkers Raceway in 2025 after May 17’s program, and the Pick 5 wager has yet to be hit on any of them. This time, there’ll be a carryover of $2,116.16 moving to Monday’s (May 19) card, and the pool will be guaranteed at $10,000.
Louprint repeats in Sire Stakes; speedy day at Pocono
The Standardbred sport’s “glamour division” of three-year-old pacing males came to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday (May 17) afternoon, with over $260,000 in stakes action among Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series competition.
Stranger Things subdues field In Buffalo Open pace
Stranger Things ($3.90) used a strong back half mile (:58.4) in Buffalo Raceway’s $16,000 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (May 17) to collect a solid 2-1/2 length victory over Melanion N in a seasonal best of 1:55.2 over the fast track.
Gowestyounggrace makes triumphant return at Cumberland
Gowestyounggrace, last season’s Maine Sire Stakes champion sophomore pacing filly, returned to her winning ways at Cumberland Raceway on Friday (May 16), showing her fans and connections that she still loves to race.
SBOANJ, TROTPAC to host fundraiser for Assembly Speaker Coughlin
The SBOANJ and TrotPAC would like to reminder everyone that they are hosting a fundraiser for Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin at Fair Winds Farm on Monday (May 19), at 1:30 p.m.