Bye Bye Felicia takes Thursday Saratoga feature

October 11, 2019 , by Mike Sardella for Saratoga Casino

Bye Bye Felicia (Woodstock) sprung the mild upset in Thursday’s (Oct 10) feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Melissa Beckwith-trained distaffer was assigned post three and went off at odds of 9-2 in the six-horse Fillies and Mares Open. With fractions of :27 and a :55.4 first half, the race’s leader tired when confronted by a first-over Bye Bye Felicia.

Stage is set for Indiana Sires Stakes Super Finals Night at Hoosier Park

October 11, 2019 , by Emily Ratcliff for Hoosier Park

The 2019 Indiana Sires Stakes program will culminate at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, Oct. 11 with the annual Hoosier Champions Night. The star-studded 14-race card will showcase the best trotters and pacers in the state of Indiana and provide an exciting conclusion to the 2019 Indiana stakes season.

Jeff Cullipher sends six into Super Finals Night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park

October 11, 2019 , by Rose Flood for Hoosier Media Relations

With earnings of over eight million dollars and 601 lifetime training wins, the name Jeff Cullipher is synonymous with success at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Whether it’s holding leading training titles or sending his horses into Grand Circuit action, Cullipher is in the midst of his best season to date as a trainer, on track to nearly double his 2018 earnings. As Indiana gets ready to host its biggest night of harness racing on Friday, October 11, it’s only fitting that Cullipher is sending out six horses, the most of any trainer, into the $2 million card for the Indiana Sires Stakes Super Finals.

Voyage To Paris gets revenge at Hollywood Dayton

October 11, 2019 , by Dayton Raceway Media Relations

Voyage To Paris (Dan Noble) turned the tables on Lane Of Stone (Jeff Nisonger) in the Thursday (Oct. 10) featured trot at Hollywood Dayton Raceway. Six weeks ago the pair of 3-year-old colts finished one-two in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes championship tilt at Northfield Park with Lane Of Stone getting a three-quarter length nod at the wire.

Media Queen N upsets in Batavia mares Open

October 9, 2019 , by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs

Despite two consecutive impressive starts yielding a win and a second, the betting public opted to overlook Media Queen N as she made a step up in class on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 9). But the lass from down-under made the doubters eat their tickets as she rallied from off the pace at 33-1 to capture the $11,000 fillies and mares Open II pace at Batavia Downs.

14-year-old veteran Dinner Guest wins at Saratoga today

October 9, 2019 , by Mike Sardella for Saratoga Casino

Veteran pacer Dinner Guest (No Pan Intended) did something on Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel that is very rare in harness racing. Normally, parlaying a pocket trip to victory after drawing the rail in a low-level condition race wouldn’t be anything of note but Dinner Guest is fourteen years old.

Converted claimer Sweet Anna Banana wins Meadows co-feature

October 9, 2019 , by Evan Pattak, for The MSOA

Washington, PA - Converted claimer Sweet Anna Banana reached the front with a quarter-pole move, then made a shambles of the race late as she captured Wednesday’s co-feature at The Meadows, an $11,800 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace.

Drew Monti wins five and the feature at Batavia

September 25, 2019 , by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs

Frequent flyer miles between the Red Mile, Plainridge Park and Batavia Downs have certainly kept driver Drew Monti sharp as a tack. Currently sitting sixth, fourth and eighth in the driver standings at those respective tracks, Monti has been on a tear since returning to Batavia and over the last five days has posted a Universal Driver Rating (UDR) of .440.

Southwind Falcon scores on Wednesday at Saratoga

September 25, 2019 , by Mike Sardella for Saratoga Casino

Vernon Downs invader Southwind Falcon (Conway Hall) is in the midst of a sensational stretch at Saratoga Casino Hotel and on Wednesday afternoon, the three year old trotter scored his fourth consecutive win. Ron Harp trains and drives Southwind Falcon who is enjoying a breakout campaign in 2019.