Corey Callahan was the hot driver during the Friday (August 23) afternoon card at Harrah’s Philadelphia, piloting six winners – although it took the crowd a little while to catch up with Corey, as his first five winners (none of them in features) all paid $16.20 or more for a $2 ticket.
Author: by PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia
Karl, Sippinonsearoc kick the week off in style at The Red Mile
On Sunday (Aug. 25) Karl, the sport’s second ranked horse and Sippinonsearoc, the fastest freshman in history, promise to commence another action-packed week of racing in the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series (KYSS) for their respective ages, gaits and genders under the lights at The Red Mile.
Preferred Equine Online to offer 31 lots on Monday
Preferred Equine Online (PEO) has 31 entries to be offered on Monday (August 26), starting at 3:00 p.m. Broodmares, Yearlings, and racehorses make up the roster with many recent winners being offered.
Adamczyk cashes in NAADA Summer Series Final
Andrew Adamczyk, who won the Spring Series final earlier this year, added another series win to his resume on Thursday night (Aug. 22) when delivering 1-9 favorite Stick With Me Kid to the finish line first in the $20,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Summer Series Final at Yonkers Raceway.
Bartlett sweeps Sunday features at Pocono
Driver Jason Bartlett, second in the North American earnings table, added to his totals with four winners on Sunday (August 18) night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, including a sweep of the $17,000 trotting features and the $16,500 top pace, all the winners setting lifetime marks.
Maine sired trotters wrap at Skowhegan
The Maine Sire Stakes closed out the week of racing at the historic Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 18) with four $19,000-plus divisions of 2- and 3-year-old trotters rolling down the lively midway before and during the afternoon pari-mutuel card.
Signature Series Trot box remains open at Woodsfield (OH)
The Darrol “Bud” Byers Signature Series trot did not fill for Wednesday (August 21) at Woodsfield. The box will remain open until 11 a.m. on Monday (August 19).
Howlenthehills, Huntinforchrome win NYSS splits at Tioga
Driver Matt Kakaley and trainer Travis Alexander swept both divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (August 18).
Redwood Hanover upsets in C$200,000 Prix d’Ete
With one of the gutsiest performances of his career, 14-1 Redwood Hanover (Stay Hungry) and driver Jonathan Drury wore down Huntinthelastdolar (Doug McNair) in the stretch to capture the C$200,000 Prix d’Ete for four-year-old pacers Sunday (Aug. 18) at the Hippodrome 3R.
Wehadababyetzaboy delivers in Philly feature
Wehadababyetzaboy, fourth-inside and looking shuffled out of it going into the final turn of the $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (August 11), found room midturn and finished explosively while four-wide to overhaul pacesetting favorite Lyons Steel by a length in 1:50.4.