On an unseasonably warm Tuesday (Oct. 22) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Pressure Cooker and Staying With Emily won divisions of the $80,000 Hardie Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies, while 2-year-old pacing gelding Dandy Ideal equaled the 1:50.3 local standard for his division.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Simpson Stakes get underway at Pocono Monday
The John Simpson Sr. stakes series started its 2024 run at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during the Monday afternoon (Oct. 21) card. The 2-year-old pacing gelding No Trespassing came within three-fifths of a second of the divisional track record with a 1:51.1 victory in one of two $58,000 events for his group, while Åke Svanstedt trained and drove two of the four winners in $30,000 sections of the stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Today’s races were called the Bret Hanover and the Elma, respectively (all Simpson divisions carry the name of a top horse with whom Simpson had some association throughout his Hall Of Fame career).
Bythemissal converts, ‘Ruthless’ holds sway, ‘Joe Fresh’ defeated in Crown pace elims
Bythemissal and driver Yannick Gingras won with authority in the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace eliminations on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at the Meadowlands. The 5-year-old Downbytheseaside-sired gelding was a handy 1:48.4 winner.
T C I, Daiquiri Hanover take Crown sophomore trot elims
T C I marched to the front into the first turn and never looked back for driver David Miller, capturing the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for sophomore male trotters at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Oct. 19).
Drawn Impression, Allegiant scoop top spots in Breeders Crown filly trot elims
Drawn Impression and Allegiant delivered victories in a pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands.
Captain Albano, Mirage Hanover prevail in Breeders Crown elims
Odds-on choices Captain Albano and Mirage Hanover captured the pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands.
My Girl EJ lasts, Disney stuns in Breeders Crown filly pace eliminations
A tale of two toteboard outcomes unfolded in the pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands – My Girl EJ fulfilled a 3-5 promise winning her elimination and Disney later spoiled at odds of 66-1 in the second elimination.
Draws complete for 2-year-old Breeders Crown Finals, Mare Trot
Following are the fields for the Breeders Crown finals for 2-year-olds as well as the Mare Trot. The 2-year-old finals go for purses of $700,000 each. The purse for the Mare Trot is $496,000 because of two supplemental entries. Listed drivers for the 2-year-olds are from the eliminations.
Emoticon Legacy, Maximus Mearas S top fields in freshman colt trot ‘Crown’ elims
Emoticon Legacy and Maximus Mearas S emerged the victors from a pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at The Meadowlands.
Track record for Captain Optimistic, Swingtown springs to victory in Breeders Crown elims
“Double D” Dexter Dunn scored winning marks in a sweep of the $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at The Meadowlands, registering a track-record mile with Captain Optimistic and a minor surprise with Swingtown.