So far in the Winter-Spring meet at Rosecroft, the depth of the top Open level has been awesome. Full fields and multiple winners at the $17,500 level have made this as competitive a group the track has seen in a while.
Author: by Pete Medhurst, for Rosecroft Raceway
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for March 11
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (March 11).
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for March 10
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (March 10).
Megatron is added to silent auction
The Defiance County (Ohio) Area Horsemen’s Association has added the Michigan pacing stallion Megatron (Mach Three-Dividend Dar) to its list for the silent auction for free breedings.
Meadowlands SRF nominee lists posted
The Meadowlands’ upcoming SRF races for 3-year-olds will get underway on Friday (March 31) with trotting and pacing fillies set to race in the $20,000 first of three preliminary legs with the pacing and trotting colts scheduled for Saturday (April 1).
Big M weekend betting busts $8 million barrier
During a year where much has been made of the big betting numbers being put up at The Meadowlands, last weekend (March 3-4) cleared handle hurdles not reached in at least the last decade at the mile oval.
Woodbine Mohawk Park moves qualifiers to Saturday
Woodbine Mohawk Park management would like to inform all horsepeople that this week’s qualifying session has been moved from Friday (March 10) to Saturday (March 11) due to expected inclement weather.
Flamboro Downs to increase purses by 15 percent
Ontario Racing is announcing that Flamboro Downs is increasing purses by 15 percent effective Saturday (March 11).
Patton rises to a select group
What statistics determine whether a trainer did a stellar job with his or her horses in their barn? Money won? Number of victories?
Porter looks to keep on truckin’
Trae Porter has an interesting take on his breakout season of 2022. “It was very eventful,” he said, “and I’d say there were definitely a lot of miles put on my truck.” But they were productive miles, and he didn’t mind refilling the gas tank or putting wear on the tires for what he got in return.