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Eldorado Scioto Downs held the first Ohio Sires Stakes races of the year and Virgil Morgan, Jr. took three of the four divisions for 3-year-old filly pacers and trotters. Dream Something was the lone OHSS winner not trained by Morgan as she continued her win streak at Scioto making it two in a row, in a new lifetime mark of 1:53.3.

Using a powerful late kick, Louisville GB continued her winning ways Friday (May 16) night at The Meadowlands, taking the $17,500 feature, a TrackMaster 89.4 for fillies and mares on the pace.

A pair of $25,000 Series Finals highlighted a rain-soaked and weather plagued Friday (May 16) night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Classical Jane and On To Norway delivering dominant performances as heavy favorites in each. Later on the card, 2024 Breeders Crown champion Coach Stefanos scored his first victory of the year in the $22,000 Open Pace.

Purple Lord (Jim Pantaleano) won the featured $12,000 trot at Tioga Downs on Friday (May 16).

Diamond Head (Justin Huckabone) captured the $7,500 featured pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 16).

After three second place finishes in his last four starts in Buffalo Raceway’s Open Trot, Big Baller Beane ($9.40) got the job done at last on Friday afternoon (May 16) with a three-quarter length victory over El Toro Loco in a season’s best 1:57.3.

The racing card at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (May 16) had to be delayed by a half-hour as a fierce storm passed though southeast Pennsylvania and the surface required work to restore it to safe racing shape.

My Hare Legend, the 2024 Buckeye Stallion Series 2-year-old filly pacing champion, is set to defend her title as a 3-year-old as the first leg of the 2025 Buckeye Stallion Series gets underway on Sunday (May 18) at MGM Northfield Park.

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey is proud to announce purse increases to the Garden State Trot races this Saturday (May 17) at the Meadowlands.

The 4-year-old mare Allegiant (sired by Tactical Landing), who was sold to the Swedish Eagle Rising stable last December and is now trained by Daniel Redén, delivered a strong performance when she made her first start for her new owner and trainer on Thursday evening (May 15).