On To Norway is ready to get back on the road again. After making his past three starts at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, where he was an Indiana Sire Stakes champion last season, the 4-year-old trotter returns to the Grand Circuit for Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 2 Charlie Hill Memorial at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Category: Grand Circuit News
Top Eligibles for the Little Brown Jug — Week 5
Little Brown Jug publicity director Jay Wolf offers the fifth round of his weekly top 10 3-year-old pacers eligible to the Grade 1 Little Brown Jug, which will be raced Thursday, Sept. 24., at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
North American-based trio complete International Trot field
Three North American-based trotters from different parts of the globe will complete the field for the Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot. Lexus Kody (Canada), Antognoni S (Sweden) and Super Chapter (U.S.) become the eighth, ninth and 10th horses to join the $1 million race at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Sept. 12.
Yo Tillie returns to Mohawk aiming for Maple Leaf final
Yo Tillie will return to the site of her top lifetime win on Friday (Aug. 28) when she competes in the first of two C$50,000 eliminations for the Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Grant hopes for stakes success at Mohawk
Owner Brad Grant will have horses competing in three of the four graded stakes events being held at his home track, Woodbine Mohawk Park in Ontario, on Saturday (Aug. 29), including pre-race favorite Athena’s Girl in the C$425,000 Grade 1 Peaceful Way for 2-year-old female trotters.
Betting Pacer joins MGM Yonkers International Trot field
The work of international recruiter Klaus Koch is now complete as Betting Pacer is officially the final horse from Europe that will compete in the MGM Yonkers International Trot on Sept. 12.
Brandon Blvd up to No. 2 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Brandon Blvd, who this past Saturday won the Grade 2 Max C. Hempt Memorial at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, vaulted from fourth to second in the Week 11 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Aug. 26) while idle Apex remained No. 1 for the third consecutive week.
Twin B Joe Fresh seeks Milton three-peat
Superstar Twin B Joe Fresh will look for a Milton Stakes three-peat on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Wellwood, Peaceful Way finals lead marquee Saturday at Woodbine
Top-level Grand Circuit action for harness racing’s young and veteran performers takes over Woodbine Mohawk Park this weekend.
Hooker Berry carries the French flag into International Trot
France will be represented by Hooker Berry in the Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot on September 12. The $1,000,000 event at MGM Yonkers Raceway now has seven confirmed starters representing five different countries.