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Anthony Verruso fired down the road while Paul Minore powered off cover to score an upset in their respective $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trots at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Sunday night (July 6).

The New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers hit the track at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 9) and the young men will be battling in two divisions with purses $54,500 and $55,500, respectively.

Four horses secured their second Buckeye Stallion Series wins of the season as MGM Northfield Park hosted five $20,000 divisions of the third leg for sophomore colt pacers on Sunday (July 6).

The legendary Norwegian harness racing driver, Ulf Thoresen, is commemorated every year at his home track, Jarlsberg, with a major race, the Ulf Thoresen Grand International, which has a first prize of $80,000.

Monticello Raceway will host its second leg of New York Sire Stakes on Monday (July 7). The nine-race card features two divisions of sire stakes for 2-year-old male trotters vying for more than $52,000 each and two divisions of the $20,000 Excelsior Stakes.

Top trotters were in the spotlight at Running Aces on Sunday (July 6) and Escaper delivered a big performance to capture the $14,750 feature race and deliver as the betting favorite.

A handful of early risers made their maiden voyages to Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 6) for the opening week of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotters.

Lunar, extremely hard-used to gain the lead in front of the stands the first time, dug in gamely making his second pass under the wire and won the $16,000 claiming handicap pace in 1:49.1 on Sunday night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pocono.

Mad Max Hanover was out most of the quarter to get command, then had to be good late to hold off Mac’s Delight by a length in a 1:49.4 in the $13,000 fast-class pacing handicap Sunday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.