Kilmister extended his undefeated streak to four with a potent rally to win the $337,000 Peter Haughton Memorial, the first step on the unofficial “Road to the 2023 Hambletonian,” on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6) at The Meadowlands.
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Bella Bellini brilliant in Steele
Bella Bellini and Dexter Dunn broke the Dr. John R. Steele Memorial stakes record with a 1:49.4 win in the $145,000 event for trotting mares at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 6).
Jiggy Jog S jolts in Hambo elim surprise; Rebuff relentless in victory
A pair of fillies dropped into the box of the Hambletonian eliminations to try and become the third to beat the boys in the last five years and the 16th in the history of the event. Focus centered on Marcus Melander pupil Joviality S in the second $100,000 elimination on Saturday (July 30) at The Meadowlands until Jiggy Jog S stole the spotlight in the final yards. Rebuff won as the 1-5 favorite in the other elimination.
Venerable, Warrawee Xenia win Hambletonian Oaks eliminations
Favorite Venerable and outsider Warrawee Xenia won their respective $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks eliminations, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 30).
Meadows record holder Dreamonhigh makes it look easy in Arden Downs
Saturday’s (July 30) card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, highlighted by the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids and the Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo, also featured four other Grand Circuit stakes.
Sweet Kisses plants 34-1 smooch on Adioo Volo field
Trailing 1-5 favorite Captain Cowgirl by three lengths at the three-quarters and shoved wide for the drive, it figured that Sweet Kisses was looking at a check at best. Certainly her driver, Yannick Gingras, thought so.
Bythemissal roughs it first-over, springs 8-1 upset in 56th Adios
On paper, North America Cup winner Pebble Beach and Meadowlands Pace champion Beach Glass looked many lengths better than the rest of the field in Saturday’s (July 30) $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. But Bythemissal reminded us forcefully that an elite test for 3-year-old male pacers is not contested on paper.
Haughton, Doherty finalists set at Big M
East Rutherford, NJ — A single $20,000 elimination was necessary for both the Peter Haughton Memorial, for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, and the Jim Doherty Memorial, for freshman trotting fillies, at…
Freshmen sparkle in Grand Circuit stakes on Adios Eve; Palone wins five
Austral Hanover, whose connections feared that he would never make it as a racehorse, took another step forward in his development Friday (July 29) when he captured a division of a $40,000 Arden Downs Grand Circuit stakes at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Open Bar took the other split in the event, known as the Robert J. Key, for 2-year-old male trotters.
Alrajah One IT sets new track record in Spirit of Massachusetts Trot
Millionaire Alrajah One IT followed up his impressive Crawford Farms victory at The Meadowlands with an equally impressive victory in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot, winning in 1:50.3 to set a new track record for older trotting horses as well as a new lifetime mark Monday (July 25) at Plainridge Park.