On Saturday (April 14) night Rosecroft Raceway hosted the annual Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association and the Maryland Standardbred Breeders Association awards dinner as both acknowledged their respective 2023 equine and human champions while honoring several longtime individuals who have recently passed away.
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Minore upsets AHDC at Freehold
Paul Minore protected pylon position with Pilsner Frosty and kept his competition to his back to take the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (March 30).
Red Right Hand righteous in Big M feature
Returning to the scene of his determined score three weeks ago in his seasonal debut, the Nancy Takter-trained Red Right Hand notched his second straight win at The Meadowlands Saturday (March 30) night in a 2024 track-fastest-mile time of 1:49.1.
Power And Grace dominates at Buffalo again
Power And Grace showed she is still the dominating damsel at Buffalo Raceway as for the second time in three weeks she beat the boys in the $14,000 Open Trot on Saturday night (March 30).
Mickey Burke Jr. trains both feature winners at Pocono
Trainer Mickey Burke, leading all North American conditioners in wins through the first part of 2024, sent out both of the winners in the twin $17,000 trotting features Saturday (March 30) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Verruso celebrates birthday with MADC victory
With his first chance squandered at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (March 30), Anthony Verruso had only one more shot to make his birthday memorable and he came through during crunch time.
Cal Expo cards Alan Kirschenbaum Pace
Graceful Horizon, who has five victories at the head of the class this season, gets top billing in Sunday (March 31) night’s featured $12,500 Alan Kirschenbaum DHA Pace for fillies and mares.
MADC in action Friday at The Meadowlands
With windy and fall-like temperatures on Friday (March 29) night in north Jersey, three MADC races were on the card. The results were generous to all the backers in the first two legs that came with 7-1 winners followed by a favorite in the last event.
‘Toddy’ hot, wins four at Big M
Dave Miller might be the leading driver at The Meadowlands, but Todd McCarthy was the man during March. With Miller not racing this weekend, McCarthy locked up being the leading driver during the month after winning four times Friday (March 29) night at the mile oval.
Lit De Rose doubles up in Blue Chip Matchmaker Series
Lit De Rose and driver Pat Lachance won for the second time in three Blue Chip Matchmaker Series legs on Friday night (March 29), kicking home strongly as the 3-5 choice to capture one of three $40,000 divisions at MGM Yonkers Raceway.