Author: by Brian Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Faithful Desire ($14.40) rocketed to the lead up the backstretch and posted a solid four-length victory in Buffalo Raceway’s $17,500 Open Pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday night (March 15).

Lebanon, OH – Despite the fact that the last four weekly winners of the Open Trot at Miami Valley were in the field, a new winner emerged on Wednesday (March 15) in the $30,000 feature race. The Mighty Hill improved on his runnerup finish a week ago and swept to his fourth seasonal victory, his second in three tries since joining the Jeff Smith Stable. Son Trevor Smith was in the sulky for the 1:54 score over Combs Hanover (Chris Page) and Triathlon AS (Brandon Bates).

Yonkers, NY — Alan Schwartz took two different routes to land twice in the winner’s circle for the second round of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Spring Series on Thursday night (March 9) at Yonkers Raceway.

Dover, DE – Penzance Hanover left, settled then brushed enroute to his fourth consecutive win in the Blue Hen Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (March 9) night.

Lebanon, OH – Im Offngone N, a New Zealand bred daughter of Somebeachsomewhere, captured her first Open class victory since arriving on North American soil in 2022. The six-year-old, imported by owner Greg Luther and trained by his brother Todd, used a ground saving trip along the pylons before finding room on the inside to secure the 1:51.4 score in the Thursday (March 9) $30,000 Mares Open Handicap at Miami Valley Raceway.

olumbus, OH – The primary focus in our industry for many years has been the strict regulation of therapeutic and
permissive medications. The real issue, that we faced then and still today, is the need to eliminate
the usage of performance enhancing drugs (PEDS) and blood doping agents. While the need to
monitor the proper administration of therapeutics is indeed relevant and necessary, we should treat
both concerns as equally important. It is safe to say, the current emphasis is not one and the same”,
said Ontario Harness Horse Association President Jim Whelan.

Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Sunday (March 5) afternoon action at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured seven $12,500 divisions of the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims series for $15,000 base-price pacers. And like yesterday, it was not a good day for the GOC favorites – a single chalk was victorious Saturday, which was a total of one more than the most-fancied series campaigners who competed Sunday.

Lebanon, OH – Saulsbrook Genesis now shares the title as the fastest horse ever over the Miami Valley five-eighths mile track. He tied the 1:49 record set by Nuclear Dragon in 2018 on Sunday (March 5). The five-year-old son of Sunshine Beach won the $30,000 Open Handicap for driver Chris Page, beating Rollinlikethunder (Trace Tetrick) and Little Rocket Man (John DeLong) in a mild upset.

Dover, DE – Disturbed Hanover benefitted from a second over trip and won the mares condition pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (March 1) night.