Josh Power, Emeraude de Bais, Hokkaido Jiel, and Fakir de Mahey. These four French trotters are now ready for the Prix d’Amerique after Sunday’s (Dec. 8) qualifying race, the Prix de Bourbonnais at Vincennes.
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
$44,730 Pick-5 carryover Tuesday night at MGM Northfield Park
For the third consecutive card there were no winning tickets in the Pick-5 at MGM Northfield Park. Without a winning combination, $44,730 is rolled over to the Tuesday (Dec. 10) mid-card delight.
Cummings, McNeight III and Smith light it up at Batavia
Even though it was getaway day at Batavia Downs as the curtain came down on the 2024 summer/fall meeting on Saturday (Dec. 7), the competition was fast and furious during a card that saw drivers Kevin Cummings and Dave McNeight III win five races each while trainer Sam Smith sent four from his stable to the winner’s enclosure on a night he was awarded as top conditioner of the meet.
Always B Naughty sells for $157,000 at onGait.com
Always B Naughty, a $600,000 winning daughter of Always B Miki, sold Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) at onGait.com for $157,000 to Greg Luther of Ohio.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 6
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Dec. 6).
Big M offering live action on Thursdays for two weeks
Need a little extra green for the holiday season? Well, you’re in luck, as opportunities to walk away with an increased Christmas bankroll will expand over the next two weeks at The Meadowlands, as the mile oval will add Thursdays to its usual Friday-Saturday schedule, and race on Dec. 5 and 12.
Dougadougadew, Won Surreal Deal best of meet at Batavia Downs
The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have announced the horses of the meet at The Downs, whose meet will conclude on Saturday (Dec. 7).
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 5
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Thursday night (Dec. 5).
Phoenix Rising emerges victorious in Rosecroft distaff
Out and moving with a circuit to go, Phoenix Rising used an extended first-over grind to overpower early pacesetter Fancy Like That and surge powerfully to a lifetime-best 1:52.3 win in Wednesday’s (Dec. 4) $10,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
$2,590 Pick-5 carryover Saturday at MGM Northfield Park
Live racing resumes on a Saturday night (Dec. 7) for the first time in several weeks at MGM Northfield Park and the action will roar immediately. The Pick-5 on Wednesday evening (Dec. 4) went unsolved, sending a $2,590 carryover into the Saturday card.