After a second-place finish a week ago, Platinum AS would not be denied in Monday’s (March 9) featured trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
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Spring Blake repeats at Rosecroft
Spring Blake stalked Layton Hanover’s live cover before switching three-wide in the homestretch and soaring to a 1:52 score in Monday’s (March 9) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Cushing-Cushing-Sywyk sweep Pocono features
Team Cushing – trainer Heidi and driver Ron, the latter also the co-owner with Kevin Sywyk — swept into Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (March 9) and promptly swept the two featured paces for top distaffs.
Longshots take second Leg of Series at Miami Valley
Longshots Ys Cheddar Wheel and Armabluechipboy N each took a division of the second Leg of the $6,500 Claiming series at Miami Valley on Monday afternoon (March 9). The elimination format required horses to be in the top five to advance to the $15,000 final next week.
A sweet Saratoga debut for Custard Dolce
Custard Dolce scored an Open win in her local debut at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Sunday afternoon (March 8).
Oakwood Heymiki IR wins Miami Valley Open
Oakwood Heymiki IR used a four-wide move around the final turn to swoop the field in the featured $36,000 Miami Valley Open on Sunday night (March 8).
Iguski Sautonne easily wins Grand Criterium de Vitesse
France’s biggest sprint race, the Grand Criterium de Vitesse raced Sunday afternoon (March 8) at Cagnes-sur-Mer, was convincingly won by Iguski Sautonne with Matthieu Abrivard in the sulky in 1:50.2 – the world’s fastest winning time so far in 2026.
USTA Board of Directors Annual Meeting kicked off Friday
The 2026 U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors Annual Meeting kicked off on Friday (March 6) at the Hilton Columbus at Easton in Columbus, Ohio.
USTA Board of Directors three-day meeting concludes Sunday
The third and final session of the 2026 U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors Meeting in Columbus, OH concluded with the Rules Committee followed by the Closing Session on Sunday (March 8).
Rum N Raisins wins again in Pocono Series Finale
The Custard The Dragon gelding Rum N Raisins, a winner of two of his three Game Of Claims Pacing Series preliminaries and claimed out of all three, continued his winning ways Saturday (March 7) in the $35,000 GOC Series Championship, richest race of the young campaign at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while posting a new lifetime mark of 1:51. Rum N Raisins also changed hands for the fourth straight time, as he was haltered for $30,000 out of the final, but owner Caldwell Mamia Racing LLC and trainer Cory Stratton will take Saturday’s $17,500 first money as “consolation” for losing the horse after one week.