There were no repeaters from round one in the second leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series on Monday night (Nov. 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Adam Twelve, American Dealer N and Desperate Man got the job done in the trio of $50,000 splits.
Author: from Yonkers Raceway media
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Reisenweaver, Chiodo victorious in Philly AHDC races
Steven Reisenweaver ripped to a 27-1 upset and Bruno Chiodo charged from off the speed to win their respective $7,500 American Harness Drivers Club divisions at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Nov. 10).
Grand Circuit week opens Monday at Dover
The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this week for the Matron Stakes for 2-year-olds.
Axion Hanover gets third in a row in Cumberland feature
Red hot reinsman Drew Campbell won four races at Cumberland on Sunday (Nov. 10) including the $5,000 featured conditioned pace with Axion Hanover.
Batavia to offer $75,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool on Wednesday
With no one hitting the Pick-5 wager again at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 9) there is a $23,931 carryover for that wager in the first race on Wednesday (Nov. 13) and track management has announced that pool will be guaranteed at $75,000 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.
Davis scores win 4,000 on Sunday at MGM Northfield Park
The 2024 campaign has been an up and down season for driver Billy Davis Jr., but he has continued to persevere through it all and on Sunday (Nov. 10) at MGM Northfield Park he earned his 4,000th career victory.
UPDATE: Roger Roland, 87, dies
Roger Roland, 87, of Grinnell, Iowa, died Nov. 7, 2024, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Papis Pistol takes aim in Kindergarten conquest
Following a lifetime-best 1:49.3 score in his final Kindergarten Series preliminary a week ago, Papis Pistol proved every bit as dominant in Saturday’s (Nov. 9) $148,500 Kindergarten final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the Meadowlands with a facile 1:50.3 victory.
Maryland marvelous in Kindergarten colt trot final
Odds-on favorite and millionaire Maryland stayed resolute under an intense far-turn blitz and emerged a 1:53.4 winner in the $173,300 Kindergarten Series final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday (Nov. 9) at The Meadowlands.