Category: Grand Circuit Results

In the second $25,000 elimination for freshman pacing females, 1-5 favorite Geocentric with Tim Tetrick aboard nailed down her ninth consecutive win on Friday (Oct. 20) for trainer Brian Brown in 1:51 for owners Leeman, Keith, Stambaugh and Sbrocco at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.  Geocentric pushed her career earnings to $549,251 with the win.

The betting dollars did not disappoint on its targets in the Circle City divisions for sophomore pacers on Thursday night (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with three of the four winners receiving top dollar and finding the winner’s circle.

Karl and Yannick Gingras regained winning form in a powerhouse performance, capturing the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown elimination for juvenile trotting colts and geldings, on Thursday night (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in 1:54 over a track labeled sloppy.

Sophomore trotters were featured in $30,000 Circle City events over a sloppy track Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Tactical Mounds and Scott Zeron taking the spotlight with a 1:53.3 score in the second of two divisions for fillies.

Warrawee Michelle took top honors across three $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old trotting fillies, held Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with a 1:53.4 win in the third split. Buy A Round and Drawn Impression captured the other eliminations over a sloppy racing surface.

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Trainer Ake Svanstedt ran his winning streak to nine on Wednesday (Oct. 18) in John Simpson Sr. Memorial races this week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania by winning three out of three races in which his trainees were entered for the third straight day. There were three Simpson divisions held on Wednesday for both the two-year-old trotting fillies (The Davidia Hanover at $42,970 per split) and the two-year-old pacing fillies (The Razzle Hanover at $35,000 per pop).

Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt put on another command performance in the John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes on Tuesday (Oct. 17) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. A day after winning with all three of his Simpson starters, Svanstedt swept all three $43,100 Super Bowl divisions, for 2-year old trotting colts and geldings.

Trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt picked up wins in three of the five John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races held on Monday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Svanstedt’s trainees won two of the three $30,400 splits for 3-year-old trotting fillies (The Elma) and one of two $54,750 divisions of the two-year-old pacing colts and geldings (The Bret Hanover).

Rarely do rivalries live up to the hype in horse racing. Still, on Saturday, the rivalry between Jugette winner Ucandoit Blue Chip and Jugette runner-up Zanatta more than lived up to the hype as the pair scored a dead heat victory in the $100,000 Courageous Lady Stakes at MGM Northfield Park.

Bugaboo Lou became a thorn in the side of 1-9 favorite Confederate through a fast clip. And despite the hot fractions and the persistent pressure Confederate pummeled his peers to post a 1:48.2 victory in the second of two divisions for the $236,000 Tattersalls Pace at The Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 8).