It’s not very often a Hall of Fame driver says he messed up, but that was the case in the Friday (December 8) night $17,500 high-end conditioned pacing feature at The Meadowlands, where Yannick Gingras guided Flirtin JK to a nerve-racking victory for those who bet the duo down to 1-9.
Author: by Dave Little, for Meadowlands Racing Media
MADC in action Friday at The Meadowlands
With only one favorite scoring during the four MADC event at The Meadowlands, the action was hot on Friday (December 9) night.
$9,462 Super High Five carryover Sunday at MGM Northfield Park
Sunday evening (Dec. 10) will start with a bang in the Super High Five after no one could correctly solve the 10-horse 13th race puzzle Saturday night. The $9,462 carryover will move to race 1 on Sunday and cover an estimated pool of $60,000. The bet features a low 14% takeout and a minimum base bet of .20 cents
Rocknrollruna A scores another Open victory at Saratoga
Rocknroll Runa A (Rock N Roll Heaven) won the local Open Pace for the third time this season when on Saturday (December 2) evening, the Larry Stalbaum trainee overcame post position eight to record the victory in the $15,000 feature.
Pick-5 carryover Sunday at Cal Expo
There is a Pick-5 carryover of $11,895 on Sunday’s (December 3) Cal Expo program and the sequence features a $50,000-guaranteed gross pool and a reduced 16% takeout rate.
Lady With No Fear stuns foes in $25,000 Halloween Series Final at MGM Northfield Park
According to the betting board, Cool Kate was an absolute cinch to win the $25,000 Halloween Series Final, but Lady With No Fear had other ideas, getting the perfect trip and scoring a monumental upset at MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (November 26) evening.
Sheridan romps in Philly AHDC pace
Yogi Sheridan delivered a resounding victory as the 2-5 choice when guiding Musical Box to an open-length decimation in the $9,900 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Nov. 26).
Stallion breedings offered to benefit Tioga fire relief fund
Over 50 stallion breedings, including Confederate, Captaintreacherous, Tactical Landing, Tall Dark Stranger and Sweet Lou, are being offered through onGait.com auctions this week with all proceeds going towards the Tioga Fire Relief Fund.
Italian trotters once again in spotlight
Two of big international trotting races held Sunday afternoon in Europe was won by Italian trotters.
Different tactics produce better result at Hawthorne
Driver Casey Leonard changed tactics with the Steve Searle trainee Lous Amazon in Hawthorne’s second leg of the Pop-Up series for freshman state-bred trotters and the result was a better outcome Saturday (Nov. 11) for the daughter of Lou’s Legacy.