After winning both of their respective preliminary divisions, Bath Bomb and Women Layer look to cap sweeps in the Kentucky Sire Stakes series for 4-year-olds as Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel hosts a quartet of $100,000 championship events on a special Sunday (May 11) card.
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McStoned Again rocks at Cumberland
McStoned Again rocked and rolled to victory during the ‘Trottin’ Friday’ $5,500 feature on May 9 at Cumberland Raceway.
Go Ahead Makemyday kills in Big M feature
Hambletonian hopeful Go Ahead Makemyday made his seasonal debut a winning one, taking the Friday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $17,500 high-end conditioned trot.
First 2025 Opens held at Scioto
The first opens of the 2025 season were held Friday (May 9) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Prince Of Honor took the Open Trot in 1:53, while Hey Hey Mama was first across the wire in the Filly & Mare Open Pace.
Mossdale Ben N rallies to victory in G1 Borgata
Mossdale Ben N gave trainer Peter Tritton and driver Jordan Stratton their second MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion together after he won Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Tritton and Stratton also captured the 2016 final of the event — then known as the George Morton Levy Series — with Bit Of A Legend N.
Fashion Terror wins Tioga feature
Fashion Terror (Braxten Boyd) took the featured $10,000 fillies and mares pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (May 9).
Aardie B Miki N victorious in G1 Matchmaker
Aardie B Miki N and Jason Bartlett captured the first Grade 1 stakes race in North American harness racing history, taking Friday’s (May 9) $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at MGM Yonkers Raceway for her fifth straight victory in the U.S. in a time of 1:53.3 over a track rated wet-fast.
Long wins four at Vernon, sweeps features
Chris Long had a driving grand slam and swept the $7,500 co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 9).
Younger horses in Philadelphia spotlight
A pair of $12,000 contests for horses looking to climb the classification ladder — one on each gait — were featured Friday (May 9) at Harrah’s Philadelphia over a surface that was rated “sloppy” most of the afternoon.
Road to the Pepsi North America Cup – May 9
Woodbine Entertainment today released its first “Road to the Pepsi North America Cup” rankings for the 2025 edition of Canada’s most prestigious harness race.