Author: by Bill Peters

On a windy Saturday afternoon (March 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania where the temperature never broke 40, Chase H Hanover “broke 50”– he lowered his own season’s record at the mountain oval from 1:50.2 to 1:49.4 by winning the $25,000 featured fast-class pace. His driver, Anthony Napolitano, was in a hurry all afternoon, winning six times on the card.

In a stretch duel reminiscent of the one that took place just seven days ago, Mad Max Hanover got passed in the lane for a second straight start by For Once Inmy Life, and for a second straight start, came back along the inside to come out on top in a thrilling duel in the Saturday night (March 8) feature at The Meadowlands, a $25,000 winners over pace.

Splitting horses late after cutting a circuitous path through the stretch, Vicky Gill, a native of England, guided 13-1 chance Trumps Girl to victory in the International Women’s Day Mile at The Meadowlands Saturday night (March 8), a race that featured all-female drivers.

Maggie Jones steered 4-year-old trotter Veracruz to a sweeping victory in Saturday’s (March 8) International Women’s Day race at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Saturday’s (March 8) second day of the U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors annual meeting got off to an early start at 8 a.m. with the Marketing/Communications Committee meeting.

El Toro Loco ($3.30) was bullish on the field in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Trot on Saturday afternoon (March 8) as he was crazy good in capturing the 2-1/4 length victory over My One Percent in 2:00.1 over the good track.

North America will be represented this year in the Elitlopp at Solvalla by Canadian Logan Park, trained by Robert Fellows and owned by Outofthepark Stable, Reg. Higgs and Arpad Szabo.

With the MADC back in full swing, three pace races were carded on Friday night (March 7) at The Meadowlands.