The American Ideal gelding Dandy Ideal finished with an explosive late kick to down fellow millionaires Ken Hanover and Ruthless Hanover in 1:48.3 over a “sloppy” oval while taking the $27,500 fast-class handicap pace Saturday afternoon (June 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Hall wins five at Bangor
Driver Aaron Hall dominated the action at Bangor Raceway on Friday (June 26), scoring five commanding victories over the course of the nine-race program while inching to within one victory of notching his 1,000th career win.
Endurance sets Currier & Ives record
The Friday (June 26) harness racing card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows gave racing fans a featured attraction in the Currier & Ives Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings, along with a glimpse of the future in two Pop-Up Series divisions for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
‘Gentleman’ clubs foes in Big M Pace prep
Friday night’s (June 26) feature at the Meadowlands was a high-end conditioned pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings, but it might as well have been written as a Meadowlands Pace Prep, with six of the seven entrants eligible to the track’s signature event, which will have eliminations – if necessary – on Saturday, July 4.
Swiss Lights stuns in Indiana Sires Stakes victory
Swiss Lights, driven by Trace Tetrick for trainer Jeff Cullipher, spoiled the Hoosier homecoming of Odds On Mr Mamba as the Rockin Image gelding pulled off a mild 9-2 upset in the $95,000 third leg of the Indiana Sires Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers on a wet Friday night (June 26) at Hoosier Park.
Miki Ray rallies to win Tioga series final
Miki Ray (Mike Merton) captured the $24,000 Jack Rossi Memorial Claiming Series final at Tioga Downs on Friday (June 26).
Chapvious wins Vernon trot
Chapvious (Leon Bailey) captured the $7,500 featured trot on Friday (June 26) at Vernon Downs.
Bender scores 1,000th win
Driver Atlee Bender scored the 1,000th win of his career on Friday (June 26) when he steered 2-year-old pacing filly Aww Suki Suki Na to a 2:01.2 win for owner-trainer Joey Ayotte in the first of 18 Kentucky Proud events at the Lebanon, Ky., fairgrounds.
Beach Choice goes lifetime best in Buffalo Raceway win
Things were very formfHul in Buffalo Raceway’s featured races on Friday afternoon (June 26) as the chalks all prevailed.
The Unit takes a career mark at Plainridge Park
Benefiting from a perfect trip, The Unit struck late to win the featured $13,000 conditioned pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (June 26) afternoon.