Megan Foster loves her horse, loves her driver and loves her profession. Those three special things combined for the perfect storm on March 31. Just 21 days after her 28th birthday, Foster scored her first training win with Hi Sir at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.
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Vernon Downs to start live racing on Friday
Vernon Downs is set to begin its 66th year of racing on Friday (April 19) with a post time of 6:10 p.m. Opening night will feature a t-shirt and schedule magnet giveaway, a live bugler and the popular “That’s My Driver” promotion.
Northfield Single Six solved by single combination
One lucky Northfield Park bettor in Canada solved the 20-cent Northfield Single Six with a single combination for a whopping $144,777.18 on Monday (April 15).
Mayotte injured in pre-race collision at Mohawk
Driver Roger Mayotte was transported to Milton District Hospital following a pre-race collision on Monday evening (April 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Tisadream N wins American debut in Plainridge feature
After not racing since last December at Gloucester Park in Perth, Western Australia, Tisadream N made his first North American start a winning one by capturing the featured $15,000 Winners-Over Pace at Plainridge Park on Monday (April 15).
Ghosttothepost undefeated in Weiss prelims
The American Ideal mare Ghosttothepost became the only distaffer to be victorious in all three preliminaries of the Bobby Weiss Series for pacing fillies and mares, coming home in :56.2 on a cold Monday (April 15) with swirling winds at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono to triumph in 1:54.3.
Slick Tony wins Harrington feature; inside horses dominate
Harrington Raceway’s 73rd season of live harness racing kicked off Monday (April 15) with a 12-race program that saw wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Slick Tony posted a 10-1 upset over Daiymir in the featured $15,000 Delaware Special.
Woodbine Mohawk Park adds Monday qualifiers
Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to inform all horsemen of a change to the current qualifying schedule. Effective immediately, Woodbine Mohawk Park will now host qualifiers every Monday and Thursday.
Posts drawn for finals of Matchmaker, Levy Series
After five preliminary rounds, post positions have been drawn for Yonkers Raceway’s finals of the Blue Chip Matchmaker and George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, set for Saturday night (April 20).
Pure Chance springs upset in Hackett Memorial
No one was surprised that a Chris Beaver trainee captured the $40,000 final of the James K. Hackett Memorial for Ohio-sired 3-year-old trotting fillies on Monday afternoon (April 15) at Miami Valley Raceway. Many, however, were shocked at which of the five Beaver fillies in the field prevailed.