JD and American Ticket were the winners of the two W.N. Reynolds Memorial events for 3-year-old pacers that took place on Friday evening (May 6) at Yonkers Raceway.
Category: GC_Results
Groovy Man wins inaugural Paul Revere Pace
In his first start of the season, Groovy Man (Huntsville-Lets Groove Tonite) led at every station and captured the inaugural $100,000 Paul Revere Pace on Thursday afternoon (April 28) as Plainridge Park welcomed back the Grand Circuit.
Funatthebeach N upsets in MGM Borgata Pacing Series final
Funatthebeach N, sent off at 15-1, sat off a serious battle for the lead, got into contention by following favored Leonidas A, and out-kicked that rival when the chips were down to take a wild $549,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final on Monday night (April 25) at Yonkers Raceway in 1:50.1.
Drama Act captures Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final
Drama Act was the leading point-earner in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series preliminary rounds, and she backed that up by winning the $381,000 final on Monday night (April 25) at Yonkers Raceway in a close finish with Racine Bell. The time of the mile was 1:51.2.
Favorites rule in final MGM Borgata Pacing Series prelims
The 2022 MGM Borgata Pacing Series preliminaries started with favorites going five-for-five in leg one and ended with the chalk registering a three-for-three mark in Monday’s (April 18) trio of $50,000 divisions of the final round at Yonkers Raceway. The final flight saw Tattoo Artist (Dexter Dunn) make quick work of his six rivals, dominating on the front-end in a 1:51.3 romp.
Blue Chip Matchmaker Series prelims concluded
Racine Bell stamped herself as the one to beat in the $381,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final on April 25 with a powerful performance, capturing the second of three $40,000 divisions at Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (April 15) in 1:51.2, the second fastest leg victory in all five preliminary rounds.
Tight finishes abound in round four of MGM Borgata Pacing Series
A neck, a half-length, a neck, and a half-length were the winning margins in four closely-contested $50,000 splits of the fourth leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 11) at Yonkers Raceway. Funatthebeach N (Jordan Stratton) pulled a 29-1 upset last Monday in winning in the Borgata, and he surprised the favorites again in Monday night’s third test, sweeping from last to first in the final quarter at odds of 9-2.
Lit De Rose, Drama Act and Keep Rockin A win in Blue Chip Matchmaker Series
Lit De Rose, racing with Lasix for the first time, angled off the pylons in early stretch and rallied furiously to get by favored Easy To Please in the first of three $40,000 divisions in round four of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series on Friday night (April 8) at Yonkers Raceway. Trainer-driver Pat Lachance guided the 7-year-old by Leader Bayama to a 1:52.3 score.
Three rounds of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series now complete
Three longshots — Semi Tough, Poseidon Seelster, and Funatthebeach N — and two favorites — Leonidas A and Nicholas Beach — were victorious in the five $50,000 divisions of the third leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 4) at Yonkers Raceway.
Drama, excitement in third round of Blue Chip Matchmaker Series action
If horseplayers were looking for drama, they found it Friday night (April 1) in the first of three $40,000 divisions in the third leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway. Drama Act and George Brennan overtook pace-setter and 4-5 favorite Miss You N (Dexter Dunn) right on the wire after the pair engaged in a spirited duel through the final quarter. The Ron Burke-trained Drama Act, a first leg winner, put a nose in front late as the 8-5 second choice, stopping the clock in 1:52.4.