For the second consecutive year the 6-year old trotter Davidson du Pont won the first qualifying race for the Prix d’Amerique, the Prix de Bretagne which was raced Sunday afternoon (Nov. 17) at Vincennes.
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Dancin Yankee to stand at Cool Winds Farm in Ohio
World Champion and three-time Ohio Older Pacer of the Year Dancin Yankee p,1:47.2 ($2,003,907) has been retired from racing and will stand for stallion service at Cool Winds Farm, Lima, Ohio, for the 2020 breeding season.
Palone nears 19,000; Meadows’ Super Hi-5 Monday jackpot more than $37K
Dave Palone, harness racing’s “winningest” driver, is approaching another historic milestone as the race week begins at The Meadows.
Easy Lover Hanover becomes a millionaire at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Series finals, a milestone and Jackpot score headlined an eventful Saturday evening (Nov. 16) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. An 11-race card featured a trio of main events with a pair of Harvest Series finals for Ontario sired 3-year-old colts and geldings and a C$34,000 Preferred Pace.
Swansea, Jack’s Legend N win at Yonkers
Swansea (Austin Siegelman, $19.20) and Jack’s Legend N (Jason Bartlett, $3.90) proved best Saturday night (Nov. 16), winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $42,000 Open Handicaps.
Atlanta impressive in TVG prep at Meadowlands
Atlanta tuned up for next week’s TVG Mare Trot by winning the Saturday night (Nov. 16) feature at The Meadowlands in dominant fashion. The fastest trotter in Big M history by virtue of her 1:49.1 clocking on July 6 of this year, Atlanta toyed with a talented field in the mile oval’s featured $30,000 Preferred for trotters. JK First Lady also captured the only elimination for the $400,000 Three Diamonds final in 1:52.2.
Swapportunity wins Wolverine-Buckeye Invitational Pace
LaSalle Investments LLC’s Swapportunity ($5.40) gave Ohio top honors in Saturday’s $25,000 Wolverine-Buckeye Invitational Pace on Saturday evening (Nov. 16) at Northville Downs, just holding the Michigan-based Top Notch at bay.
Zingale scores first career victory on closing night at Pocono
On closing night of the 2019 season at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, there were many highlights, with both human and equine honored. But stealing the show was 23-year-old provisional driver Sofia Zingale, who picked a dramatic circumstance in which to record her first-ever sulky victory in the final $15,000 Billings Amateur Driving Series Eastern Championship.
Northfield Single Six carryover approaches $90,000
The 20-cent Northfield Single Six (a unique combination Pick-6) carryover continues to grow as multiple winning tickets sold again on Saturday, pushing the carryover to $88,004.
Jazmin Arnold wins Billings Trot at Dayton
There’s an old adage which states “when you’re hot, you’re hot” and that could easily be applied to Jazmin “the Little Flower” Arnold, the current hottest driver in the CKG Billings Amateur Driving Series.