This Saturday’s Oak Grove Derby will lead to some movement in Warkentin’s top ten in week three.
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Dandy Ideal sharp in readying for 4YO campaign
Dandy Ideal, one of the major players in the 3-year-old pacing male ranks last year, showed he was ready to start his 4-year-old season with a 1:52.2 victory in a Wednesday morning (May 13) qualifier at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Help Us Help You wins again at the Spa
Help Us Help You has been a winning machine of late at Saratoga Casino Hotel. On Tuesday (May 12), the 4-year-old Helpisontheway gelding scored his fifth victory in his last six starts, posting a 1:59.1 win in a co-featured $9,700 conditioned trot.
Memorynimagination wins again at Plainridge
Memorynimagination has been a force this year at Plainridge Park and on Tuesday (May 12) registered his third top-class victory by winning the $25,000 Open Trot.
Pisces Rising the ‘big fish’ in Pocono series
In the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims Trotting Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania last week, there were four divisions – but five winners, as there was a dead-heat for first in one of them. One of the dead-heat winners, Pisces Rising, on Tuesday (May 12) became the only two-time winner to date in the trotting series with a 1:55 victory in one of five $16,000 divisions, with the base claiming tag this week raised to $25,000.
Stevie Hanover headlines Tuesday Harrington winners
Frank Chick’s Stevie Hanover ($9.60, Montrell Teague) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (May 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Svanstedt Stable sharp in Philly qualifiers
Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt brought a trio of talented trotters to the Tuesday morning (May 12) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia and won with all three – by a combined margin of 25-1/2 lengths.
Ordained wins Open Trot on Monday at Saratoga Casino Hotel
Ordained (Father Patrick) won the final Open Trot of the 2025 season at Saratoga Casino Hotel in his third local start. Coming to town for trainer Larry Stalbaum late in the year, Ordained enjoyed a monster campaign in which he earned more than $200,000 in ’25.
Little Expensive Pounces in Oak Grove Open Trot
Driver Tyler Miller landed a pocket trip with 4-5 favorite Little Expensive and popped with fervor around the last turn to clinch victory in the $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (May 11).
Miss Jum Jabber continues to impress in PA All-Stars
The Bettor’s Wish filly Miss Jum Jabber continued to push her way into national consideration by notching her fifth straight victory, equaling her mark of 1:51.1 in one of three $30,000 divisions of her Pennsylvania All-Stars event on Monday (May 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.