After finishing second in the same event last year, Allywag Hanover and driver Todd McCarthy made amends with an authoritative 1:47.3 victory in the $175,000 Harrah’s Hoosier Park Pacing Derby on Friday
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It’s Academic wins Caesar’s Trotting Classic, Allywag Hanover takes Hoosier Pacing Derby
Odds-on favorite It’s Academic used a pocket trip to capture the $210,000 Caesar’s Trotting Classic in 1:50.3 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night.
Late rally lifts It’s My Show to Little Brown Jug victory
It’s My Show stole the show at the 78th Little Brown Jug. Sitting sixth with a quarter-mile to go, It’s My Show and driver Scott Zeron worked a third-over journey into a trip to the winner’s circle by rallying past Seven Colors in the stretch to win Thursday’s $850,000 Jug final for 3-year-old pacers in 1:49 before a crowd of more than 40,000 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio.
Little Brown Jug Day undercard wrap-up
Delaware, OH — In addition to the Little Brown Jug, Old Oaken Bucket and Miss Versatility, a number of stakes events dotted the undercard of the marathon 25-race program at the Delaware…
M-M’s Dream rolls to Miss Versatility triumph
M-M’s Dream raced first-over for more than half the mile, then overcame leader Raised By Lindy coming off the last turn to win Thursday’s $90,000 Miss Versatility final for older female trotters in 1:52.4 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio. Adare Castle finished second and Warrawee Xenia was third.
Ken Hanover sets stakes record in Jug elimination
Moment Is Here, Ken Hanover, and Cannibal captured the $50,000 eliminations for Thursday’s Little Brown Jug to lead a field of nine to the $850,000 final later today at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio. Ken Hanover paced the fastest mile in Jug history in the second elimination, getting past favorite Seven Colors by a half-length in 1:48.4.
Herodotus sets track record in Old Oaken Bucket score
Herodotus and driver David Miller went to the front on the first turn and controlled the race from there to score a 1:53.1 win in Thursday’s $100,000 Old Oaken Bucket for 3-year-old male trotters at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio. The time was a track record for sophomore gelding trotters.
Ucandoit Blue Chip wins Jugette
Two decades after giving trainer Linda Toscano her first Breeders Crown win, Molly Can Do It helped deliver another memorable moment for the Hall of Fame conditioner. In this case, the delivery came in the form of a foal, Ucandoit Blue Chip, who on Wednesday gave Toscano her first victory in the Jugette for 3-year-old female pacers at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio. Ucandoit Blue Chip outdueled Zanatta in the stretch to capture the event’s $255,000 final by 1-3/4 lengths in 1:50.2.
Sweet victory for Sugar Instead on Jugette Day undercard
Sugar Instead continued her dominance in the state of Ohio with a 1:56 win in her $65,600 division of the Ohio Breeders Championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (Ssept. 20) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Ucandoit Blue Chip, Zanatta win Jugette eliminations
Ucandoit Blue Chip and Zanatta won their Jugette eliminations on Wednesday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio.