Author: by Ken Terpenning, Northville Downs Track Announcer

Jet’s Sureshot (Jereme’s Jet-Cadie’s Sure Shot) came up big with driver Kim Pluta to win the Saturday night (April 8) $10,800 featured Open Handicap Pace at Northville Downs.

Joesstar Of Mia A ($5.70) made his seasonal debut an impressive one as he collected the victory in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace on Saturday evening (April 8) in 1:54.1 over the fast track. He turned back Secrecy by 1-1/2 lengths with Stop Action rolling into third.

Hillexotic and Nicholas Beach may have used different tactics, but both came up winners in the co-featured events at The Meadowlands Saturday night (April 8).

Sometimes patience and perseverance pays off. Coastal (Downbytheseaside) proved that in Saturday night’s (April 8) $19,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace at MGM Northfield Park as she bided her time en route to victory.

Yogi Sheridan fulfilled an odds-on promise and Joe Lee pulled a 15-1 upset in their respective $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (April 8).

Driver Simon Allard won three of the five $20,000 first-round preliminaries in the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday afternoon (April 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while in the two parallel events for trotters driver Tyler Buter piloted both winners home first.

Eleven qualifying races are in the books as the upcoming Spring meet at Cumberland is taking shape. From a host of 3-year-olds to 14-year-old Putnams Storm, there were over 60 horses participating which represented nearly every class that the Southern Maine oval has to offer.

Sweden’s San Moteur and the winner of the 2022 Elitlopp, Etonnant of France, were both victorious this weekend.

A pair of $20,000 Sire Stakes for the 4-year-olds highlight the Sunday (April 9) Cal Expo program, with Divine Art and Give Me This Dance renewing their rivalry among the distaffers while Worthy Opponent and JP Jetty are the major players in the male division.

Northville Downs celebrated its opening night on Friday (April 7) with a large crowd and an exciting finish to the night’s featured race.