Grand Circuit action begins this week on Thursday (May 16) at Plainridge Park with the $100,000 Battle of Bunker Hill for 3-year-old trotting males.
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Massachusetts champ Keep Asking comes home for Battle of Bunker Hill Trot
The Grand Circuit returns to Plainridge Park on Thursday (May 16) featuring the $100,000 Battle of Bunker Hill Trot for 3-year-olds. Six have entered the race, but one of the key players is a hometown hero, born and raised. Keep Asking was foaled in Rochester, Mass., in April 2021 and was destined for dual stakes eligibility, a result of Massachusetts’ resident mare program. And the colt took full advantage of all his opportunities during a freshman year that ended with him becoming a Massachusetts Sire Stakes champion.
Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace Week 2
There is one new name in the second weekly edition of Dave Little’s “Road to The Meadowlands Pace” Top 10 poll, as Clever Cody debuts at No. 7 off a sparkling outing at Miami Valley Raceway.
Road to the Pepsi North America Cup: May 9
Woodbine Entertainment today released its initial “Road to the Pepsi North America Cup” rankings for the 41st edition of Canada’s most prestigious harness race.
Call Me Goo to make Big M debut in Miss Versatility
Call Me Goo spent her formative years racing in the Maryland Sire Stakes, but after winning five times last year on the Grand Circuit and opening this season by erasing a 21-year-old track record at Rosecroft Raceway, it is easy to see why her connections are excited about discovering the 4-year-old female trotter’s full potential. On Saturday, Call Me Goo will visit The Meadowlands for the first time in her career to compete in the first round of the Miss Versatility Series for trotting mares.
Captain Albano tops Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace week 1
Captain Albano has grabbed the top spot in the first edition of Dave Little’s Road to The Meadowlands Pace weekly Top 10 poll.
Grand Circuit to trio of tracks
Grand Circuit action begins Thursday (May 2) at Plainridge Park with the $100,000 Paul Revere Pace for 3-year-old pacing males.
Sir Pinocchio ready to put nose on the gate in Dexter
Stakes success at Freehold Raceway is a bit of a tradition for the family of Sir Pinocchio, who will look to leave his own mark at the central New Jersey half-mile oval when he competes in Saturday’s (May 4) $134,900 Dexter Cup for 3-year-old male trotters.
$100,000 Paul Revere Pace at Plainridge Park Thursday
The Grand Circuit makes its first stop of the season in Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon (May 2) when seven swift side-wheelers will go to post in the $100,000 Paul Revere Pace for 3-year-old Open pacers. This early season stake has yielded entrants who have only made limited starts this year, however several are already exhibiting outstanding form coming into this race.
Karl set to qualify at Big M
Dan Patch Award winner Karl, the No. 1-ranked horse in Meadowlands announcer/analyst Ken Warkentin’s Hambletonian Winter Book Top 10, will be among the stars making their first appearances of 2024 when The Meadowlands hosts 18 qualifiers Saturday morning.