With the Learn and Earn qualifying races behind them, the Pine Tree State-bred 2-year-old pacing colts will start earning their keep at First Tracks Cumberland on Friday (July 5) in two $15,986 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Author: by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 6
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 6).
Ten $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series held at Scioto
Ten $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old colts were raced on Thursday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. There seemed to be no track bias, as winners of the five divisions of the pacers came from behind, led gate-to-wire, came first over or got the two-hole trip to come up the pacing lane.
Racy Roxy A wins Tioga feature
Racy Roxy A (Mike Merton) took the $10,000 featured fillies and mares pace on Thursday (July 4) at Tioga Downs.
Crown is crowned in Sweden
The Swedish Hambletonian, Sprintermästaren, was won by Crown with Erik Adielsson in the bike.
Next Generation Night set at Scioto Downs
The draw is complete for Eldorado Scioto Downs’ Next Generation Night on Saturday (July 6). First post for the 15-race card is set for 5:45 p.m.
Konesky in GLADA win Monday at Northfield
Stoney Ridgetop (Wishing Stone) and driver John Konesky III teamed up to win the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Series event at Northfield Park on Monday (July 1), stopping the timer in a seasonal best 1:56.1.
Eldorado Scioto Downs Holiday card to feature 10 Buckeye Stallion Series races
Tom Swifty and What An Ocean View will look to three-peat in the Buckeye Stallion Series on Thursday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs as the third leg of the series for sophomore colt trotters and pacers kicks off. Ten $20,000 BSS races are on tap, five each for gait.
Glorilla overpowers Maine’s freshman fillies at Bangor
A lone $16,171 division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies opened the card on Wednesday (July 3) at Bangor with Ron Cushing’s Glorilla dominating her fellow troop members.
Hats off to ‘Hattie’
She has been called “Bratty Hattie.” She has been called “The Freak.” But most significant of all, Jurassic Hattie has been called a blessing. Bred and owned by Ohio’s Jerry Welch, Jurassic Hattie has finished no worse than second in all 12 of her career races, winning nine and earning $252,334. She is 5-for-5 this season and the 9-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s (July 6) $100,000 Moni Maker Stakes for 3-year-old female trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs.