Twelve 3-year-old olds — 10 colts and two geldings — were entered for Yonkers Raceway’s Art Rooney Pace, to take place over the next two Saturdays.
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Hickfromfrenchlick leads New York Sire Stakes winners at Monticello
On Monday (May 13), 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings made their first stop of the New York Sire Stakes season at Monticello Raceway. The conditions were less than ideal as it was a cold, rainy, raw day that was more reminiscent of a fall day than the middle of May.
Empire Breeders Classic races drawn at Vernon
The Empire Breeders Classic for 3-year-old New York sired trotters at Vernon Downs was drawn Monday (May 13).
Mohawk Park switches to double draws on Tuesdays
The Race Office at Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to remind horsepeople of a change to the draw schedule. Effective immediately, the Race Office will now conduct double draws on Tuesdays for Friday and Saturday cards.
Wilder, Kleinhans to host NYSS NOC at Batavia Downs
Batavia Downs has announced that they have retained the services of Heather Wilder and Peter Kleinhans as their on-air personalities for the broadcast of the $1.8 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions which will be held at the track on Saturday (Sept. 14).
DD Delicious to make stakes debut in NYSS Tuesday at Yonkers
Filly pacer DD Delicious made a good impression on trainer Travis Alexander last season as a 2-year-old. Unfortunately for Alexander and the horse’s owner, the Mark Wasserman-led Fiddler’s Creek Stables, physical maturity issues prevented her from making an impression beyond the training center at Mark Ford’s farm in upstate New York. But by starting this spring with wins in her first two career races, DD Delicious looks as though she is out to remedy that situation. Her next opportunity to continue making a name for herself comes Tuesday (May 14) when she steps up from conditioned classes to state-bred stakes action as Yonkers Raceway hosts the first round of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old female pacers.
Burke captures both Confederation Cup eliminations
Trainer Ron Burke sent out the victors of both C$20,000 Confederation Cup eliminations on Sunday (May 12) at Flamboro Downs, with Done Well and Dorsoduro Hanover winning their respective splits. The Confederation Cup, a stake for 4-year-old pacers, will feature the top four finishers from each elimination and a fifth-place finisher drawn by lot.
A 13-year-old trotter stole the show in Denmark
Age is not a problem for 13-year-old Danish trotter O’Grady (sired by SJ’s Photo), who stole the show from the main event, the Copenhagen Cup, at Charlottenlund, Denmark on Sunday afternoon (May 12).
John P. Cummings Sr., 73, dies
Longtime western New York harness horseman John P. Cummings Sr., 73, died May 11, 2019, after a lengthy illness.
Tequila Monday, Guardian Angel AS score in Great Northeast Series
Tequila Monday was a repeat winner in the Great Northeast Open Series (GNOS) for female pacers Sunday night (May 12) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:52.1 over a sloppy track. In the companion GNOS contest for open trotters, also worth $30,000, Guardian Angel AS was sharp in his second outing of the year, winning in 1:53.1, with Homicide Hunter never a major factor in his 2019 debut.