The $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older open pacers and $50,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff for top veteran Ohio-sired pacing mares will take place at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (June 10).
Category: Grand Circuit News
Lochinvar Art A and Leonidas A set to renew rivalry on Saturday at MGM Northfield Park
Saturday’s (June 10) $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie features many storylines, but racing fans may be surprised to hear that two competitors in the strong field have faced each other on two continents. Lochinvar Art A and Leonidas A found their way to the United States at different times, but their paths had crossed long before this Saturday’s “War on the Shore.”
Eliminations set for 40th Pepsi North America Cup
Milton, ON – Intense battles are guaranteed for this Saturday’s (June 10) Pepsi North America Cup eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ruthless Hanover headlines $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park
Fresh off his world-record 1:46.3 performance in the $100,000 Joe Auger Memorial at Harrah’s Philadelphia, Ruthless Hanover will look to extend his win streak to three on Saturday (June 10) in the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park.
40th Pepsi North America Cup attracts 33 entrants
The entry box for the 40th Pepsi North America Cup closed Tuesday morning with 33 3-year-old pacers entered, the highest number since 2009.
Redwood Hanover looks to shore up Cup hopes in Somebeachsomewhere test
Redwood Hanover, trained and co-owned by Anthony Beaton, takes on seven rivals in one of three C$75,000 Somebeachsomewhere Stakes divisions, Saturday night (June 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Stonebridge Helios draws Svanstedt praise
It is not often Ake Svanstedt can do something he’s never done before, but that might be the case Saturday (June 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Svanstedt could have the race-time betting favorite in a Grand Circuit pacing race for the first time in his training career. Long known for his prowess with trotters, first during a Hall of Fame career in his native Sweden and bolstered since arriving in the U.S. by two Hambletonian wins and five Dan Patch Award trophies, Svanstedt will send out 2-1 morning-line choice Stonebridge Helios in Saturday’s first of two C$66,500 divisions of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old pacers.
Voukefalas takes top spot in Week 5 of Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace
Off a powerhouse win in the New Jersey Sire Stakes final, Voukefalas has risen to the top of the Week 5 edition of Dave Little’s “Road to The Meadowlands Pace” Top 10 poll.
Volume Eight tops Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week 1
Volume Eight, the co-fastest 2-year-old trotter of 2022, takes the top spot in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week 1.
Grand Circuit to Woodbine Mohawk Park
Grand Circuit action will take place on Saturday (June 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.