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.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
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.
Blue Chip Matchmaker Series prelims come to a close
Aardie B Miki N, driven by Jason Bartlett, stamped herself as the likely prohibitive choice in the final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series following another impressive victory in Friday’s fifth and concluding preliminary leg at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Desperate Man fastest in fourth round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series
Desperate Man, who was third in last year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series final as the favorite, lacked a win in the 2025 edition of the event coming into Monday’s (April 21) fourth leg at MGM Yonkers Raceway, but changed his fortunes with a commanding 1:51 performance in the third of four $50,000 divisions.
Seaside Diva breaks through, Pelling stable doubles in Matchmaker
Seaside Diva, driven by Yannick Gingras, put herself in the running for a spot in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final by capturing the first of three $50,000 divisions in the fourth round of the event for pacing mares at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (April 18). The 4-year-old by Downbytheseaside went to the front and never looked back, stopping the teletimer in 1:53.2 for her first win in five seasonal starts.
Another MGM Borgata Pacing Series triple for Bartlett
For the second consecutive week, driver Jason Bartlett had a hat trick in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway, taking victories in Monday night’s (April 14) third round with Himself N, Huntinthelastdolar and Coaches Corner.