The final stop on the road to the Pepsi North America Cup took place Saturday night (May 31) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with two divisions of the Somebeachsomewhere, for 3-year-old pacers.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Ervin Hanover elevated to Camluck Classic win
The C$150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational, presented by Seelster Farms, delivered a thrilling and dramatic finish Friday night (May 30) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. In a dramatic turn of events, Ervin Hanover was declared the winner after his stablemate Brue Hanover, who crossed the wire first, was disqualified and placed third for a pylon violation in the final strides.
Twin B Joe Fresh repeats in Betsy Ross
Twin B Joe Fresh, the 2024 Dan Patch Horse of the Year, made her seasonal debut a winning one Sunday (May 25), capturing the $100,000 Grade 3 Betsy Ross Invitational for older female pacers by 3-1/4 lengths over My Girl EJ in 1:49.3 at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Valar Dohaeris finished third.
He’s back! Bythemissal best in Auger Memorial
n the strength of a decisive 1:48.3 score May 10 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, double millionaire Bythemissal landed back in the Grand Circuit spotlight after grittily parrying a late charge from 56-1 outsider Spring Inhis Step A to seal a 1:49 win in the $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial, for older pacers, on Sunday (May 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Aetos Kronos S resolute in Maxie Lee triumph
Aetos Kronos S took the lead from early pacesetter Sir Pinocchio just past the opening quarter then later fended off that pocket-sitting rival in the stretch to win Sunday’s (May 25) $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational, for older trotters, by three-quarters of a length in 1:51 at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Antognoni S finished third.
Periculum storms home to capture Grade 3 Cutler Memorial
Periculum made his 2025 debut a winning one, capturing Saturday’s Grade 3 $158,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for older trotters by a neck over Lexus Kody in 1:51.4 at The Meadowlands. Antognoni S finished third.
Mossdale Ben N rallies to victory in G1 Borgata
Mossdale Ben N gave trainer Peter Tritton and driver Jordan Stratton their second MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion together after he won Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Tritton and Stratton also captured the 2016 final of the event — then known as the George Morton Levy Series — with Bit Of A Legend N.
Aardie B Miki N victorious in G1 Matchmaker
Aardie B Miki N and Jason Bartlett captured the first Grade 1 stakes race in North American harness racing history, taking Friday’s (May 9) $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at MGM Yonkers Raceway for her fifth straight victory in the U.S. in a time of 1:53.3 over a track rated wet-fast.
Hard Seven a natural in Dexter Cup at Big M
Driver Todd McCarthy wasn’t taking any chances this time around. After rebounding from an early break before storming home to win from well off the pace in his seasonal debut a week ago, McCarthy put Hard Seven on the lead Saturday night (May 3) in the Dexter Cup at The Meadowlands, the first significant event for 3-year-old trotters of the year, and the Nancy Takter trainee held off a late charge from My Degenerate to take the $115,500 event in wire-to-wire fashion.
MGM Borgata Pacing Series prelims in the books
Coaches Corner, Chase H Hanover and Desperate Man posted victories on the front-end in the trio of $50,000 divisions of the last leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 28) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.