Saturday (June 28) saw speedy returning victories by Ken Hanover, a winner once last year from 12 starts in a lifetime-best mile over this track, and 2024 Breeders Crown Open Pace champion Coach Stefanos in their respective $86,500 divisions of the Dave Brower Memorial at The Meadowlands.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Call Me Goo rambles to millionaire status in Six Pack
Call Me Goo fought confidently when making two moves in her 1:51.2 winning effort in the $114,500 Six Pack Mare Trot on Saturday (June 28) at The Meadowlands and thrusted herself over the seven-figure earnings plateau in the process.
New York New York Mile contests taken by Shes A Shoe In, Monalishi
Three-year-old trotting fillies were in action on Friday night (June 27) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Shes A Shoe In and Monalishi emerged with victories from a pair of Grade 3 $60,000 New York New York Mile sections.
Twisted Destiny victorious in MGM Grand Messenger Stakes
Dexter Dunn completed a sweep of the Triple Crown opening leg races at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (June 27) when he guided Twisted Destiny to victory in the $200,000 Grade 2 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers.
Super Chapter leads Melander-trained exacta in MGM Yonkers Trot
Super Chapter made a break when he raced at MGM Yonkers Raceway in last year’s New York Sire Stakes final, but Dexter Dunn took no chances of a repeat of that performance, taking the prohibitive favorite in Friday’s $300,000 Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot well off-the-pace at the outset but still having plenty in reserve to secure a 1:54.3 victory in the opening leg of the Trotting Triple Crown.
Roy pilots both Graduate winners at Big M
Louis Roy is always among the leading drivers at his home track of Woodbine Mohawk Park, and the 35-year-old pilot showed he can win races at the Meadowlands as well Saturday night, taking both third-leg Graduate Series dashes, for 4-year-olds.
Twisted Destiny, Odds On No Limit win Messenger elims
Twisted Destiny and driver Dexter Dunn made good on a second-over trip to capture the first of two $25,000 eliminations for the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (June 20). The Bettor’s Wish-sired colt was a winner for the fourth time in five starts as a sophomore this year, pacing a 1:53 mile.
Grand Circuit events contested this weekend
The Grand Circuit events were contested in two countries over the weekend with the highlight above the 49th parallel, Pepsi North America Cup XLII. It was the first Grade 1 to be…
Miki And Minnie mighty in Fan Hanover
Though an early scratch of morning-line favourite Chantilly took some steam from the Grade 1 C$390,000 Fan Hanover final, Miki And Minnie nonetheless had to throw up her dukes to grab the gold with a 1:48.3 effort as the 1-9 chalk on Saturday night (June 14) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Record books: Emoticon Legacy puts punctuation mark on Goodtimes score
Emoticon Legacy came up with another flawless performance, this time in record-setting fashion in the C$227,000 Goodtimes Stakes (Grade 2) on Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.