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.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
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.
Nijinsky, Pass Line pop In Simcoe Stakes
Both second choices in the betting, Nijinsky and Pass Line each sprung mild surprises in their respective Simcoe Stakes divisions on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Boxer Seelster strong in Champlain Stakes
Scott McEneny pupil Boxer Seelster had a successful tune-up ahead of the Metro Pace eliminations when delivering as the 6-5 choice in his C$82,643 division of the Champlain Stakes on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Little Rocket Man and Winner’s Bet take Grand Circuit action at Scioto Downs
Grand Circuit action took center stage at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (Sept. 7) with the $260,000 Charlie Hill Memorial Trot and $250,000 Jim Ewart Memorial Pace.
Jiggy Jog S dominant in $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot
Jiggy Jog S, a familiar face to the North American racing scene but representing Sweden, where she was bred, improved from second in last year’s MGM Yonkers International Trot to first in this year’s $1 million edition on Saturday (September 7) afternoon, prevailing for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ake Svanstedt in 2:25 flat for the mile and a quarter distance.
Never in danger, Periculum is perfection in Maple Leaf Trot
Periculum, with Scott Zeron in the race bike, powered home with authority to win the C$600,000 Maple Leaf Trot, Saturday night (August 31) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.