Plainville, MA — Big Skewy N shipped in to Plainridge Park from the Mohegan Sun Pocono on Tuesday afternoon (June 18) and tied the track record for aged pacing geldings after he scorched the track in 1:49.2 in the co-featured $20,000 Open Handicap pace for horses and geldings.
Author: By Tim Bojarski for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Oh Look Magic repeats in Oak Grove Open
Oak Grove, KY — After sweeping the featured paces on Monday’s card, driver Devon Tharps and trainer Ron Burke came back in full force on Tuesday (June 11) to Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel for a last-to-first blitzing win by Oh Look Magic in the $40,000 Open Trot.
Posts drawn for strong 41st Pepsi North America Cup
Milton, ON – June 11, 2024 – The field for the 41st Pepsi North America Cup is now slotted in for Saturday’s $1 million race at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Curtsyforpurrseco fastest DSBF filly Tuesday at Harrington Raceway
Harrington, DE – Jo Ann Looney-King’s Curtsyforpurrseco ($2.80, Tim Tetrick) was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 eliminations for pacing fillies Tuesday with a 1:56.4 triumph. The Roddy’s Bags Again filly emerged from the pocket and edged past Jett Propelled in the stretch, while American Marvel made gained late for third. Trained by Jim King Jr., it was her ninth career victory.
Switzer sweeps double feature at Plainridge Park
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park was like a day at the beach for Kevin Switzer Jr. on Tuesday (June 11) after he drove Heinikin Bythebay and Seaside Tina to victory in co-featured paces valued at $20,000 each.
Girldad proves the best in Tuesday Pocono feature
Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Sweet Lou gelding Girldad made a bold uncovered move around the final turn, then sustained his momentum to the wire to record a 1:52 victory in the $16,000 pacing feature for up-and-coming horses on Tuesday (June 11) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Speed Away, Callahan headline Wednesday Harrington card
Harrington, DE – Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing’s Speed Away ($5.20, Corey Callahan) notched his third win of the meet with a 1:55.2 win in the featured $22,500 Free-For-All Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday (June 5).
Boston Rocks breaks track record in NYSS win at Buffalo
Hamburg, NY – If anyone had any concerns about Boston Rocks in his three-year-old campaign, he totally erased those doubts in the New York Sire Stakes for the sophomore male pacers at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 5).
McNatural L doesn’t look back at Buffalo Raceway
Hamburg, NY – McNatural L got the early jump on the field in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,400 Class A Pace for the fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (May 29) and never looked back in defeating Hurrikane Msrodine by a diminishing neck in 1:55.4 over the fast track.
Speed Away in Harrington FFA
Harrington, DE – Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing’s Speed Away ($8.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 Free-for-All Trot Wednesday (May 22) at Harrington Raceway.