Elista Hanover is roaring into Saturday’s second of three eliminations of the $675,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands as the 6-5 morning-line favorite with nine straight wins. This comes after an injury-hampered campaign at 2 in which she won just once in nine starts.
Author: by Rich Fisher, USTA Web Newsroom Senior Correspondent
Fast races for Fast Larry and Two Pistol Annie at Aces
The Thursday night (July 25) program at Running Aces provided lots of exciting action on the track as well as some very fast performances.
Zeroing in on Illinois 2-year-old breeding
Unless you’re a novice of our sport, one of the first things you look at when handicapping a race of 2-year-olds is their breeding, and you would be following in the same thought process of most trainers looking at a yearling catalog while attempting to “smoke out” a potential sale purchase.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 27
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 27).
Gowestyounggrace seeks three-peat at Cumberland
Friday’s (July 26) card at Cumberland features two $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies, with points leader Gowestyounggrace drawing in against second place lass Who’s Perfect.
Brittany trophies to Stable of Memories
Although Brittany Farms will close at the end of the year, the bloodlines of horses it has bred will live on for generations. And now, the farm’s significant trophy collection will live on as well.
Sixteen horses nominated to Steve Wiseman Memorial at Running Aces
The racing office at Running Aces has processed a total of 16 nominations for the 2024 Steve Wiseman Memorial FFA trot which will be the featured event at the Minnesota oval during the month of August.
NYSS sophomore pacing fillies at Batavia Downs Saturday
The New York Sire Stakes will make its first stop of 2024 at Batavia Downs on Saturday (July 27) when a select group of 3-year-old pacing fillies will line up in two six-horse divisions valued at $58,100 each. This will be the fifth leg of the state series this year for these girls and they should be in prime form for some big efforts.
New number for Batavia Downs Race Office text line
All connections of horses who will be racing at Batavia Downs this year should note that a new text line has been established to relay vital information regarding draws and racing action for the upcoming meet that will start on Saturday (July 27).
Scioto hosts OSS freshman colt trotters
Two What The Hill colts, with Chris Page up for trainer Ron Burke, won $50,000 splits of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old colt trotters on Thursday (July 25) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.