Cumberland, ME – Veteran amateur reinsman Todd Whitney boldly got Iwillmakeyousaywow into the Blue Seal Feeds winners circle at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (June 3) to celebrate his first seasonal victory in the Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) race.
Author: by Chris Tully for First Tracks Cumberland
Remarkable De Vie wins third straight at Harrington
Harrington, DE – Tlb Racing’s Remarkable De Vie ($5.00, Pat Berry) continued his stellar form with his 3rd straight win in the $20,000 Open Trot in 1:55.4 at Harrington Raceway on Wednesday night (May 31).
Vivians Dream coasts in NYSS at Buffalo Raceway
Hamburg, NY – It was like a paid public workout for Vivians Dream ($2.10) in her $57,000 division of the New York Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old filly pacers on Wednesday afternoon (May 31) at Buffalo Raceway as she toyed with the field in notching a 1-1/4 length win over Dame in a dialed down 1:54.2 over the fast track.
Attention Oak Grove horsemen
Oak Grove, KY – If you are bringing horses onto the property, it is required by the state of Kentucky that they have a current EIA (Coggins) test dated within the last 12 months and a health paper for each animal entering.
Uno Mas Blue Chip behaves, wins Philly feature
Chester, PA – It took four tries for new trainer Symon Spicer to get the International Moni filly Uno Mas Blue Chip to qualify, but after three breaks and then finally staying flat, the sophomore was ready for her sophomore debut, taking the $12,600 trotting feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia Wednesday (May 31) afternoon in a lifetime best of 1:54.3.
Super final winner Cheesy Smile in action Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Milton, ON – Cheesy Smile will try for her second consecutive stakes win as sophomore pacing fillies take centre stage Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park with over $205,000 in total purses split across in two Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold divisions.
Meadowlands conducts investigation on Saturday Late Double wagering
East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands, in response to customer complaints and concerns over the low Daily Double payoff in races 13 & 14 last Saturday (May 20) evening, chose to exclude Joe Bongiorno and Nicole Di Costanzo, both of whom drove in the race in question, from driving and the Jenn Bongiorno and Nicole Di Costanzo stables from entering horses while an investigation was conducted on the matter.
Remarkable De Vie wins again at Harrington
Harrington, DE – Tlb Racing’s Remarkable De Vie ($9.00, Pat Berry) notched his seventh win of season with a front-end win in 1:55.2 in the $20,000 Open Trot Wednesday (May 24) at Harrington Raceway.
Newest episode of The Michigan Mighty airs Thursday 7 pm
Northville, MI – The latest episode of the hit Michigan harness racing show ‘The Michigan Mighty’ will air on Harness Racing Symposium 101 on Facebook this Thursday (May 25) at 7 p.m. EDT and will be cross-posted on Northville Downs’ Facebook page as well.
McDonough sweeps features at Buffalo Raceway
Hamburg, NY – It was a productive afternoon for trainer Shawn McDonough as two of his pacing mares posted victories in the main events at Buffalo Raceway on a crisp Wednesday (May 24).