The New York Sire Stakes returns to Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 21) and brings with it a field of five first-year male trotters who will compete in one dash valued at $102,500.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs
Pick-5 carryover of $5,172 Wednesday at MGM Northfield Park
Monday night (Aug. 19) may have been chilly outside but there were flames on the toteboard as driver Kayne Kauffman went back-to-back at 17-1 and 24-1. respectively. The longshots caused a Pick-5 carryover of $5,172 which will roll over to the mid-week special on Wednesday (Aug. 21).
Vernissage Grif joins MGM Yonkers International Trot field
The field for the $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot continues to take shape and Monday (Aug. 19) Yonkers Raceway officially announced the addition of Vernissage Grif as a second Italian representative.
Jennie Ann conquers the boys at What Cheer
Jennie Ann (Rob Anderson) was the lone mare in race eight on Sunday (Aug. 18), featuring Iowa-Registered 3-year-olds and older pacers. Assigned the rail, the 7-year-old Lettherockbegin Iowa veteran was unfazed by the competition.
Sheridan strolls in Pocono AHDC Trot
Yogi Sheridan notched another victory under his cap in the American Harness Drivers Club Summer Trotting Series when winning the lone $10,000 dash at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (Aug. 18).
Direction finds the way home, Chat Room upsets at The Red Mile
On Sunday (Aug. 18) Direction made a statement with her triumph in the $80,000 second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series for 3-year-old filly pacers while Chat Room posted an upset in the division for freshman male trotters at The Red Mile.
Fair racing keeps Detweiler on the go
When he was a youngster growing up in Sullivan, Ill., Marcus Detweiler would sometimes hitch ponies to a cart and go for a spin. Flash forward to the present and Detweiler is making his mark as a driver on the Illinois fair scene.
Seaside Diva remains undefeated in Ohio Sires Stakes
The fourth leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes kicked off on Sunday night (Aug. 18) at MGM Northfield Park. Seaside Diva remained perfect in the stakes, capturing one of two $65,000 divisions for sophomore filly pacers.
Midland Acres announces yearling consignment at Blooded Horse Sale
Midland Acres has 18 head cataloged in their Blooded Horse Sale consignment slated for Tuesday (Aug. 27), hosted at the Champions Event Center in Springfield, Ohio.
All Champy and Mooney Svendsen up in time for emotional Wiseman Memorial victory
On Sunday night (Aug. 18), driver Mooney Svendsen vigorously hoisted his whip in the air as he headed back toward the winner’s circle after the 2024 Steve Wiseman Memorial trot final at Running Aces, as if to say “we did it Steve…we did it.”