The Grand Circuit’s second stop of the season at Plainridge Park features the Grade 3 $100,000 Bunker Hill Open Trot for 3-year-olds on Thursday (May 15) afternoon. A full field of 10 will go postward and feature five horses who are eligible to the 100th edition of the Grade 1 $1.2 million Hambletonian Stake on Aug. 2.
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Louprint, Twisted Destiny at Pocono on Saturday
The Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series start their 2025 series of races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday (May 17) afternoon, as $260,566 will be contested by the sport’s “glamour division,” the three-year-old pacing males.
Railee Something Rebounds in Oak Grove Open
Enduring burdensome trips in her previous two outings, Railee Something found a smooth tow into the action and surged off a helmet to grab the gold in the $33,000 Open Handicap Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday afternoon (May 12).
Miki And Minnie wins, Daley gets 3,000th at Pocono
Miki And Minnie, Dan Patch Award winner for the baby freshman fillies last year, made her 2025 debut Monday afternoon (May 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in one of four $30,000 Pennsylvania All-Stars divisions, and she couldn’t have been more impressive in a 1:51 victory.
Verruso, Ciuffetelli win AHDC events
Anthony Verruso and Tony Ciuffetelli both fired to the point and held command to the end to win their respective American Harness Drivers Club events on Sunday (May 11).
Nike Ek’s offspring continue to win in Europe
Winning Group 1 races is something that the Italian broodmare Nike Ek’s offspring have a taste for. Last Sunday, her two sons, Always Ek (sired by Filipp Roc) and Executiv Ek (sired by Face Time Bourbon) won and were second in the Group 1 race Gran Premio Lotteria in Naples. Sunday (May 11), her daughter, Diva Ek (sired by Trixton), won the Group 1 race Copenhagen Cup (1-1/4 miles) at Charlottenlund Racetrack in Copenhagen.
Literl Lad Hanover kicks home for Pocono victory
Literl Lad Hanover, who literally lost an “a” because of name length rules, certainly brought his A-game to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (May 11), closing strongly to win the $15,500 featured pace in 1:51.4.
Bath Bomb, Women Layer sweep KYSS at Oak Grove
Favorites Bath Bomb and Women Layer successfully scored sweeps of the Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) series with wins in their respective $100,000 finals on the Sunday (May 11) card at Oak Grove, which featured four $100,000 KYSS finals for 4-year-olds.
Don’tmesswithles scores sixth seasonal win
Walter Birney Jr.’s Don’tmesswithles used a sustained uncovered grind through the final five-sixteenths of a 1:50 mile to reel in 6-5 favorite Sheer Terror in Sunday afternoon’s (May 11) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, scoring his sixth win of the season in the act.
Herschberger sweeps features at Philly
Driver Mark Herschberger won both of the feature races on Sunday (May 11) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, taking totally different routes to the winners circle while working his way into the local sulky top ten.