Five $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly trotters were held at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (June 4). Guardian Angel AS was the only sire who scored a double when his daughters Mockingbird AS and Guardian Doll took their respective divisions.
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Letitia headlines abbreviated Thursday card at Running Aces
Running Aces was forced to cancel the remainder of the Thursday night (June 4) program after the sixth race in the best interest of safety for racing participants when dangerous lightning moved into the area and was forecast to remain in the area for an extended period of time.
‘Alex’ had fun in Plainridge track record
Alex Having Fun has been one of the best resident top-end pacers at Plainridge Park for several years now, and the 9-year-old just hit his peak on Thursday (June 4) after he won the featured $25,000 Open Handicap Pace in 1:48.3 in a major upset at 22-1, taking a new lifetime mark and setting a new track record for older pacing geldings.
PASS champ Ginger Tree Lex wins at Philly
On Thursday’s (June 4) 15-race program at Harrah’s Philadelphia, there were 10 miles trotted in 1:55 or faster, with Ginger Tree Lex rallying to take top honors in the $14,000 trotting feature with a 1:54 score.
Eight in Road to the Meadowlands Pace Top 10 head to the NA Cup elims
Eight of the horses in Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace presented by Genova Burns Top 10 poll will be racing Saturday night (June 6) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in two eliminations for the C$1 million North America Cup.
Climate favorite in quest for 2-for-2 start in BSS
Three of the four winners from the first leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly pacers are entered in the second leg at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (June 5). However, just one – Climate – is the morning-line favorite in her division.
USDA confirms presence of New World Screwworm in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the detection of a New World screwworm (NWS) in a bovine in Zavala County, Texas.
Ingraham doubles; Bangor adds Friday cards
Driver David Ingraham utilized identical strategies to notch a pair of wins during the twilight card at Bangor Raceway, grinding down the competition with persistently powerful first-overall salvos, and becoming the only driver to double-up in the win column on Wednesday (June 3).
June Hoof Beats: Standing Tall
The June issue of Hoof Beats highlights the efforts of harness racing’s movers and shakers to put the sport — and the Standardbred breed as a whole — in front of thousands of new eyes.
A Blue Million back in Harrington winner’s circle
Harrington, DE – Stephen Stoll and Nathan Yoder’s A Blue Million ($10, Tony Morgan) was a 1:55.3 winner in the featured $22,500 Open Trot Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. A trio of earlier…