Racing For Three made it four-for-four over the Home of the Flying Turns with a power-packed victory in the $75,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (June 8).
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Little Rocket Man upsets in thrilling $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie
The old saying goes, “third time’s the charm,” and for Little Rocket Man, the third trip to the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie was a winning one, as he scored an impressive upset victory on Saturday (June 8) at MGM Northfield Park.
Fan Hanover and Armbro Flight eliminations contested
The finalists for next Saturday’s Fan Hanover Stakes and Armbro Flight were determined Saturday night (June 8) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Field set for 41st Pepsi North America Cup
Captains Quarters, Funtime Bayama and Nijinsky captured Saturday night’s Pepsi North America Cup eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Goodtimes and Roses Are Red eliminations held at Mohawk Park
Elimination weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park kicked off Friday (June 7) with splits for the Goodtimes and Roses Are Red.
Funtime Bayama and Nijinsky shine in Beach splits; Graduate Series Opens
Funtime Bayama and Nijinsky posted strong performances to win Saturday’s (June 1) Somebeachsomewhere Stakes divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Hellabalou gives Burke record fifth Camluck Classic
Hellabalou turned in a brilliant wire-to-wire victory in Friday night’s C$150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational Pace, presented by Seelster Farms, giving trainer Ron Burke a record fifth win in London’s signature race. His previous wins had some with Won The West, Foiled Again (twice) and Rockin Ron. It was the third victory in the event for driver Louis Phillippe Roy.
Ruthless Hanover repeats in Auger; Twin B Joe Fresh impressive in Betsy Ross at Philly
After winning the inaugural Joseph Auger Memorial Invitational for older male pacers last year with a world-record 1:46.3 effort, Ruthless Hanover returned to Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday to capture the event again, this time with a 1:47.2 score as he held off Ken Hanover by a half-length. Two races earlier, 4-year-old female pacer Twin B Joe Fresh put in a dominant performance to win the $100,000 Betsy Ross Invitational by nearly seven lengths in a stakes- and track-record 1:48.2.
Venerate sets stakes and track record in Maxie Lee Memorial
Scott Zeron kept Venerate reserved off a blistering pace, went wide in the lane and trotted the fastest mile in the history of Harrah’s Philadelphia, 1:50.1, in winning the $100,000 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational Trot Sunday afternoon.
Jiggy Jog S rolls in Big M’s Cutler
Jiggy Jog S picked up right where she left off.
The 2023 Breeders Crown and FanDuel winner, who finished off last year with a four-race win streak, extended her success to five victories in a row Saturday (May 18) night at The Meadowlands by taking the first major event on The Big M’s bloated stakes calendar, the $145,150 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for open trotters.