Nineteenth Man A, an Australian-bred Standardbred who was recently imported stateside by the Ron Cushing/Heidi Gibbs Stable, certainly made a convincing case for first string status on Sunday (June 25) after a powerful upper-class score over a lightning quick strip at Bangor Raceway.
Author: by Mike Sweeney, for Bangor Raceway
Maggie Rhee dazzles in Ron Banks FFA final at Running Aces
The $35,000 Ron Banks Memorial FFA Mares Pace final was the featured event on the Sunday evening (June 25) harness racing card at Running Aces and featured a deeply talented field of eight top-level distaffers going into battle over a rain-soaked surface which was listed as sloppy.
Pickmepickme takes fastest Maine Sire Stake
Pickmepickme handily took a new lifetime mark of 1:56.2 in winning her $14,684 division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Bangor on Sunday (June 25). The 1-9 favorite has never been worse than third in any race with a purse, so Andy Harrington drove her like she was the best.
Bob Nadeau, 85, triumphs with 14-year-old Putnams Storm
Despite being in the twilight of their respective careers, owner-trainer-driver Bob Nadeau steered his own veteran pacer Putnams Storm to victory in Saturday’s (June 24) Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) event at Cumberland Raceway.
Peter Roccasano, 89, dies
On June 24, 2023, harness racing lost one of its longest and most passionate owners, Peter Roccasano, of Pittsburgh, Pa. “Rocky” passed away at the Veterans hospital in Pittsburgh, only months before reaching his 90th birthday.
Kentucky Proud Series post time change
Post time for the Kentucky Proud Series at the Marion County Fair in Lebanon, Ky., on Wednesday (June 28) will be 3 p.m. (EDT).
Freshman filly trotters ready to roll at Buffalo
It’s a new week but basically the same scenario this Wednesday (June 28) in the New York Sire Stakes that hits Buffalo Raceway.
Elitlopp winner Hohneck defeated in his backyard
For the first time since the victory in the Elitlopp, Phillipe Allaire-trained Hohneck, with Gabriele Gelormini, raced Sunday afternoon (June 25) at Vincennes in the Group 1-race Prix Rene Balliere with a total purse of 200,000 Euro.
Wrenn scores in featured events at MGM Northfield Park
While Sauslbrook Genesis had been hitting the board in recent efforts against Open company at MGM Northfield Park, it has been a few weeks since the son of Sunshine Beach had scored a victory. That changed on Sunday (June 25) as he cruised to a comfortable win in the $20,000 co-featured event.
PA pacing fillies put on a swift show at Pocono
Yannick Gingras drove the winners of both divisions of the $148,148 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday evening (June 25) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.