One week after explaining after a win in a post-race interview that Maximus Miki loves to race first-over, driver Andy McCarthy changed tactics nonetheless Saturday (April 27) night at The Meadowlands.
Author: by Dave Little, for Meadowlands Media Relations
Rock Solid Express wins feature at Vernon
Rock Solid Express (John MacDonald) grabs the $7,500 featured pace on Saturday (April 27) at Vernon Downs.
Kimelman, Lee victorious in MADC at the Big M
With two more MADC races carded on Saturday (April 27) night, it was much of the same as the night before as both betting favorites once again didn’t finish on top.
Lougazi, Six Degress take Buffalo features
Lougazi ($3.10) is really beginning to love the inside post. For the third straight week, Lougazi drew the inside and turned it into a winning journey as he snatched the victory in the $12,200 trot on Saturday night (April 27) at Buffalo Raceway. He beat longshot Kilimanjaro NL by a handy 1-1/2 lengths in 1:59.4 over the good track.
Whassup Hanover, Reggie The Fourth win Weiss finales
The stretch drive of the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series Championship for three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (April 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania came down to two battlers unbeaten in the prelims, with Whassup Hanover edging Beautiful Roz by a nose in 1:53. In the companion event for males, 14-1 shot Reggie The Fourth kicked home 2-1/2 lengths to the good in 1:50.4, joining the distaff champ in taking a new lifetime mark.
Ladies dominate USHDC action at Shendandoah
The ladies dominated the pair of United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) amateur events at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday (April 27) with Alexandria Goldin and Stacey McLenaghan winning their respective events.
Stan Bergstein trot at Cal Expo
Pridecrest and Jack Rabbit Slims, who have dominated at the head of the class here of late, get the top billing in Sunday (April 28) night’s $12,500 Stan Bergstein Free-For-All Trot.
Switzer slams at Cumberland; Armagedon Seelster takes featured trot
Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. enjoyed a grand slam at Cumberland on Friday (April 26), which included a pocket-trip score with Armagedon Seelster in the $6,000 featured trot.
‘Commander Kody’ wins third straight at Big M
Lexus Kody had yet another dominant performance in the weekly featured $27,500 winners-over trot at The Meadowlands, notching his third straight victory in much-the-best fashion Friday (April 26) night.
All Class sharp in 1:49.3 victory Sunday at Philly
It didn’t take long before the first sub-1:50 mile of 2024 was posted at Harrah’s Philadelphia, as All Class won the $13,000 featured pace in 1:49.3 on Sunday (April 14), just the second program of the year at the southeast Pennsylvania oval.