The 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers highlighted the Labor Day weekend Maine Sire Stakes at Windsor Fair on Sunday (Sept. 1) with a pair of $19,000-plus divisions where the top horse in the division continued his winning ways.
Author: by Chris Tully, for the Maine Sire Stakes
Go Dog Go, Miki And Minnie derail favorites at The Red Mile
On Sunday (Sept. 1), Go Dog Go and Miki And Minnie downed the favorites in their respective divisions to collect triumphs in the $80,000 fourth leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series for freshman male trotters and pacing fillies.
Another big win for Tactical Landing as a sire
The Menhammar-bred Fame and Glory (sired by Tactical Landing) hasn’t done much wrong in his racing career. On Sunday afternoon the finest victory to date came when Fame and Glory, trained by Timo Nurmos and with Björn Goop in the bike, won the Swedish Trotting Derby over 3,140 meters or approximately 2 miles with a time of 1:56.2f.
Fantastic Voyage wires Ocean feature field
Dawn Amiss’ homebred Fantastic Voyage responded to sustained late pressure from 1-2 favorite Lyons Stealth and prevailed narrowly in the final Open Handicap Pace of the 2024 Ocean Downs meet, recording a 1:52.1 win in Sunday’s (Sept. 1) $10,000 feature and giving driver Jared Moyer one of his three wins on the program.
List Of Mares Bred is due by Sept. 3
The USTA would like to reminder stallion owners that List Of Mares Bred is due by Sept. 3.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Aug. 31
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (Aug. 31).
Three wins for David Ingraham at Windsor Fair
David Ingraham expertly controlled the tempo at the Windsor Fair on Thursday (Aug. 29), teaming three winners down Victory Lane while simultaneously rewarding his backers with handsome returns at the pari-mutuel windows.
Dr. Alan Weisenberg, 77, dies
Dr. Alan Frank Weisenberg, 77, died Aug. 27, 2024, at OhioHealth Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio.
SBOANJ Breeders Awards reminder
The 2024 SBOANJ Breeders Awards will pay 12 percent of money earned by a New Jersey sired horse to the first breeder of record.
Wishing Barefoot wins $15,000 Open Trot at Saratoga
Wishing Barefoot (Wishing Stone) won the $15,000 Open Trot at Saratoga for the first time this season when on Thursday evening (Aug. 29), the Scott Mongeon trainee parlayed his pocket ride to an upset victory.