An early give-and-go proved the winning move for Conversano, who rallied from an earned pocket to collar Walspea in the final 100 yards of the 55th edition of the $500,000 Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at the Meadowlands.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Captain Optimistic rallies for Cane Pace score
Captain Optimistic and driver Dexter Dunn found room to the outside after coming out of the last turn and battled past Madden Oaks and Papis Pistol in deep stretch to win Saturday’s $227,350 Grade 2 Cane Pace in 1:48.1 at The Meadowlands.
Miki And Minnie magnificent in Shady Daisy
Following odds-on triumphs in the Jerry Silverman Memorial and Tompkins-Geers Stakes, 1-9 favorite Miki And Minnie made easy work of her six foes in the $95,650 Grade 3 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at the Meadowlands, equaling her 1:48.3 lifetime mark and scoring her third consecutive Big M stakes win in the act.
Surprises abound in Hambletonian Oaks eliminations
The picture for the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks shifted greatly from expectations with some surprise performances from both ends of the spectrum in the three $50,000 eliminations at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 26).
Field set for 100th Hambletonian
The field for the 100th edition of the Grade 1 Hambletonian was determined on Saturday (July 26) at the Meadowlands by a trio of seven-sophomore trotting fields, each going for a purse of $83,550.
Meadows stakes lead Grand Circuit stakes
The weekend started on Saturday afternoon at The Meadows with the “Grade 1” Adios eliminations and the Arden Downs for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers. Saturday night the action went to The Meadowlands for four, 3-year-old Tompkins-Geers events and up at the Spa in Saratoga for the “Grade 2” Joe Gerrity Memorial for Aged pacers.
Miki And Minnie massive in Jerry Silverman Memorial
Driver Dexter Dunn carved a path to the lead out of the second tier and uncorked a monumental 1:48.4 performance in the $172,650 Jerry Silverman Memorial on Saturday night (July 12) at The Meadowlands.
Call Me Goo narrowly prevails in Miss Versatility
Following her 1:51.2 win in the Six Pack on June 28, Call Me Goo again parlayed a pocket trip into victory with a 1:51.3 win in the $40,000 third leg of the Miss Versatility series, for trotting mares, on Saturday (July 12) at the Meadowlands.
Madden Oaks declared winner of Meadowlands Pace
Madden Oaks was declared the winner of Saturday’s $656,000 Grade 1 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds at The Meadowlands after Prince Hal Hanover was disqualified and placed second for interference against Madden Oaks in the stretch.
Upsets abound in William Haughton Memorial
Oakwood Ardan IR and Maximus Miki posted double-digit upsets in their respective $147,500 divisions of the William Haughton Memorial, for older pacers, on Saturday (July 12) at the Meadowlands, winning at 32-1 and 14-1, respectively.