Allegra Hanover went into the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series Championship for 3-year-old pacing fillies with two wins and a nose loss in the preliminaries; the filly who beat her was Strutsville, who was the only horse who won all three of her prelims.
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Post positions drawn for Borgata and Matchmaker Series finals
The post position draws for Friday night’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series and Grade 1 $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series finals took place on Monday afternoon (May 5).
Sheridan sweeps AHDC events
Yogi Sheridan collected wins in every American Harness Drivers Club event on Sunday (May 4), winning both $7,500 divisions at Harrah’s Philadelphia before firing up the highway to win the sole $10,000 dash at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Siblings decide Gran Premio Lotteria among themselves
The traditional Gran Premio Lotteria at the Agnano track in Naples ended in a thrilling finish between the two half-siblings Executiv Ek with Andrea Guzzinati and Always Ek with Magnus A. Djuse.
Lionheart Hanover: two Pocono wins in five days
The sophomore Greenshoe gelding Lionheart Hanover, a winner at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday (April 29), came right back on the first Sunday evening (May 4) card of the year here and notched a second photo victory in five days, winning the $14,000 featured trot.
Boyd, Miller grand slam at Tioga
Braxten Boyd and Tyler Miller recorded driving grand slams at Tioga Downs on Sunday (May 4).
Hemsworth N decisions Mad Max at Philly
Hemsworth N and Mad Max Hanover were the two horses assigned the outermost starting slots in the $15,000 fast-class handicap pace Sunday (May 4) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and they backed the Race Office’s judgment, as the Sweet Lou gelding Hemsworth N just held together over Mad Max Hanover by a head in 1:50.4 over “good” going.
Battin Athousand scores in feature at Shenandoah
Roger Hammer’s Battin Athousand captured his 23rd career victory in Shenandoah Downs’ $8,000 featured race Sunday (May 4) as the Woodstock oval continued its “10 Years of Pari-Mutuel Racing” campaign.
Chalk Hanover leads Roberts grand slam
Five days after delivering a decisive 1:50.4 score in his Maryland debut, Chalk Hanover proved a powerful two-move winner in Saturday’s (May 3) featured $9,000 top-level conditioned pace at Rosecroft Raceway, giving driver Jonathan Roberts one of four wins on the 11-race Derby Day program.
Dinner Party repeats the festivities at Cumberland
Driver Drew Campbell helped himself to a second helping of sweet victory in the $5,500 featured pace on Saturday (May 3) at Cumberland Raceway, giving Dinner Party two in a row in the ‘fine dining’ section.