Elista Hanover is roaring into Saturday’s second of three eliminations of the $675,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands as the 6-5 morning-line favorite with nine straight wins. This comes after an injury-hampered campaign at 2 in which she won just once in nine starts.
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Twaddle seeks initial Adios title with Timeisonmyside
It was the 2022 Standardbred Horse Sale at Harrisburg, and trainer Tim Twaddle and a group of his owners were hot after Timeisonmyside, a Captain Crunch half-brother to Fourever Boy, the star of the Twaddle stable. But someone whose identity Twaddle couldn’t determine was locked in a bidding war with him.
Daley eyes Adios, Hambo successes Saturday
Noel Daley saw Captain Albano be something of a victim of circumstances in prior races, and the trainer much preferred the way things looked last week in the colt’s Delvin Miller Adios elimination. He wouldn’t mind a repeat viewing in Saturday’s $350,000 final.
Grand Circuit to Meadows, Meadowlands
The Grand Circuit week kicks off on Friday (July 26) at The Meadows with three $20,000 divisions of the Arden Downs for 2-year-old colt trotters and a pair of $20,000 Arden Downs divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters.
Hambletonian day countdown at nine
In nine days harness racing’s greatest day — featuring harness racing’s greatest event — will take place on Saturday (Aug. 3), as a 16-race blockbuster card takes center stage at The Meadowlands, with the 99th edition of “America’s Trotting Classic,” the $1 million Hambletonian, in the spotlight.
Burke looks for a better T C I in Hambo elim
After watching T C I lose back-to-back starts for the first time in his career, trainer Ron Burke hopes to have his 3-year-old trotter heading back in the right direction.
Post positions drawn for Adios
Elimination winners Captain Albano and Wish You Well will leave from post positions four and two, respectively, in Saturday’s $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Nine
The Meadowlands has released Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Nine.
Karl, T C I lead the way for Hambletonian elims
Karl and T C I, the top-ranked horses in the most recent edition of the Road to the Hambletonian Top 10, have been made the morning-line favorites for Saturday’s two eliminations of the $1.25 million Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-old trotters at The Meadowlands.
Hambletonian entries announced
The 2024 Hambletonian entries are in and there have been 20 declared for the $1 million Hambletonian (two eliminations) and 23 fillies for the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks (three eliminations).