Lebanon, OH – Miami Valley Raceway canceled the last half of their Wednesday (March 1) program due to a prolonged lightning storm in the area. The seventh race went off at 6:12 p.m., then there was an hour and a half weather delay hoping the card could be resumed. Ultimately, sporadic persistent lightning strikes were recorded within a five mile radius prompting the judges to end the program.
Author: by USTA Communications
Modern Rock shoots lightning lane for narrow Meadows victory
Washington, PA — Modern Rock needed every inch of the Lightning Lane to get there, but get there he did, capturing Wednesday’s (March 1) feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,400 starter Allowance Pace.
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Rose Run Valor is a repeat winner at Miami Valley
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