The field is set for this Saturday’s (Sept. 23) $1 million (C) Mohawk Million at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Category: Grand Circuit News
Eighteen enter $1 million Little Brown Jug
The connections of 18 sophomore colt and gelding pacers entered the box for the 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug to be held Thursday (Sept. 21) at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Eleven enter $305,000 Jugette
The connections of eleven three-year-filly pacers entered the 53rd Jugette, to be raced on Wednesday (September 20) at the Delaware County Fair forcing two eliminations.
Enjoying the ride with Mars Hill
Patience is a virtue in the breeding business, which Richard Arnold fully appreciates. Arnold spent more than a decade building a successful cattle farm in Tennessee, and decades later, added a Standardbred breeding operation at his Willow Oak Ranch. Tonight, his Mars Hill face nine rivals in the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Spaaaanzano seeks to rebound in Haughton
He may not be a household name outside of Ohio, but Spaaaanzano will seek to remedy that situation when he makes his first foray outside of his home state and his first Grand Circuit appearance on Friday (Sept. 15) in the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Grand Circuit to Hoosier and Mohawk
Grand Circuit action will commence on Friday (Sept. 15) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial for 2-year-old trotting males and the $400,000 Jim Doherty Memorial for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
Ponda Title set for Doherty test
Among the many admirable qualities possessed by Ponda Title, perhaps the most valuable is the one not readily visible: The desire to win. Ponda Title has five victories in seven races this season (with a second and third in her two setbacks) and $138,670 in purses, a total that ranks among her division’s best. All her starts have come at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, where on Friday she will make her Grand Circuit debut against nine rivals in the $400,000 Jim Doherty Memorial for 2-year-old female trotters.
International Trot Notebook
Dunn hopes nine is fine with Jiggy Jog S; Melander remembers first International win, looks for a second; Roy and ‘Frenzie’ ready to represent.
Beach Glass ready for 2023 debut
A funny thing happened to Brent MacGrath as he dropped Beach Glass into the entry box for the 2023 Jim Ewart Memorial, set for this Saturday (Sept. 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs as part of the richest night in Ohio harness racing history.
Worlds collide in $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot
The eyes of the Standardbred world will be firmly entranced on Yonkers Raceway on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 9) when 10 older trotters from all ends of the globe convene for the $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot. The invitation-only event is the featured attraction on an 11-race card which offers $3.3 million in purses and also includes the New York Sire Stakes championships for 2- and 3-year-olds.