De La Hoya Hanover (Jim Pantaleano) captured the featured $15,000 Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (July 27).
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Freshman filly pacing power snares the spotlight at The Red Mile
On Tuesday (July 29), The Red Mile will host a 16-race card once again focused on freshman except this day will spotlight filly pacers who seek to follow the career path of defending Horse of the Year and Kentucky champion Twin B Joe Fresh.
Trotting tornado touches down in Cumberland
A relative tsunami of Maine-bred trotters converged on Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (July 26), with six $11,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
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).
Burke, Napolitano have hot Saturday at Pocono
The Ron Burke stable sent out the two winners of $17,000 divisions of the featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon (July 26) — Ordained and Seven Reps — while the pacing cut of the top class went to Jamaican Rock A.
The Last Martini, Bartlett star in Batavia NYSS
A large and enthusiastic crowd was on hand to welcome the New York Sire Stakes back to Batavia Downs on Saturday (July 26) night, and they watched as eight 3-year-old pacing fillies competed in a single division for a healthy $121,800 purse during the track’s opening night.
Purple Lord takes Tioga feature
Purple Lord (Jim Pantaleano) captured the featured $13,000 trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (July 26).
Bettors Donttell wins feature at Vernon
Bettors Donttell (Brad Irvine) captured the featured $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (July 26).
Pedigree power persists at the Red Mile
On Monday (July 28), freshman male trotters take center stage at the Red Mile with the first $80,000 leg of the Kentucky Championship series, three $30,000 first-round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, two $15,000 first-round divisions of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series, and two $10,000 first-round legs of the Kentucky Wildcat Series. These colts and geldings seek to join last year’s Kentucky champion, Super Chapter, to go down in the red clay oval’s vaunted history books.
Stars shine on Adios Day undercard
Pacers, trotters, fillies and colts — Saturday’s (July 26) stakes-filled card provided something for all harness racing fans leading up to The Meadows’ marquee race of the year, the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by the Mickey Burke family.