Tioga Downs played host to eight W.N. Reynolds races on Friday (Sept. 20).
Category: Grand Circuit Results
A dozen straight for Sabonis headlines Caesars Trotting Classic undercard
On a card with nine total stakes races, Sabonis headlined the Caesars Trotting Classic undercard, securing his 12th straight victory of the season in the $115,000 Jenna’s Beach Boy for 3-year-old colt pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Sept. 20).
Winner’s Bet dominant in $200,000 Caesars Trotting Classic
Following a break in the Maple Leaf Trot, Winner’s Bet earned some redemption in the Charlie Hill Memorial at Eldorado Scioto Downs two weeks ago. He continued to avenge that loss on Friday (September 20) with a dominant performance in the $200,000 Caesars Trotting Classic at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Little Rocket Man reigns supreme in $165,000 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby
Little Rocket Man continued his Midwest dominance, reeling off his fourth straight victory in the $165,000 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby on Saturday night (September 20) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Nelsonbriteagle NO coasts to Miss Versatility triumph
Norwegian-bred Nelsonbriteagle NO and driver Dexter Dunn benefited from early breaks in stride by HP Mama B (Louis Roy) and Tipsy Money (Yannick Gingras) and coasted to a 7-3/4-length, 1:52.3 romp in the $90,000 Miss Versatility final, for trotting mares, on the Thursday (Sept. 19) undercard at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair. Adare Castle (James MacDonald) was second; Tactical Mounds (Scott Zeron) was third.
Captain Albano wins Little Brown Jug
There were no shaky moments for Captain Albano and driver Todd McCarthy on Thursday as they swept their elimination and the final of the 79th edition of the Little Brown Jug for 3-year-old pacers at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Not on the racetrack, anyway. The winner’s circle was another story.
Connections take a shot with Soft Shot, win Jugette
Soft Shot, a supplemental entry, equaled a divisional world record in her elimination and used a gate-to-wire effort in the final to win the $310,000 Jugette, for 3-year-old filly pacers, on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Twin B Joe Fresh adds Milton Stakes to dominant campaign
Twin B Joe Fresh completed the sweep of Woodbine’s marquee pacing mare events for 2024 with a victory in Saturday’s (Sept. 14) C$205,000 Milton Stakes.
Dunn sweeps Haughton, Doherty Memorials
Driver Dexter Dunn made his way to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Sept. 13) and swept the two richest Standardbred races in Indiana, taking the $390,000 Peter Haughton Memorial with Maryland and the $305,000 Jim Doherty Memorial with Champagne Problems.
Rookie trotters impress in Champlain divisions
Trainer Blake MacIntosh led the way with winners in two of Friday’s (Sept. 13) three Champlain Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.