His winning qualifier on March 29 was impressive. His lifetime bankroll of $1.3 million was impressive. The fact that he raced with some of the best trotters in the world in the Prix d’Amérique last year was impressive.
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Aardie B Miki N remains undefeated in Matchmaker
If there were any questions about Aardie B Miki’s talent following her dominant performances in the first two legs of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, they were answered in a major way on Friday night (April 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The 5-year-old by Always B Miki offered a new wrinkle to her résumé by racing on the front end for the first time in North America and winning impressively in 1:53.1 with driver Jason Bartlett relaxed at the wire.
El Toro Loco loves it at Buffalo
One thing is for certain, El Toro Loco ($6.60) sure does love Buffalo Raceway.
Cal Expo feature brings out Divine Art
Divine Art, fresh from victories in the Alan Kirschenbaum and Rod Knittel, eyes her fourth straight snapshot in Saturday evening’s (April 12) $7,500 Filly and Mare Open Pace at Cal Expo.
Western Ideal, 30, dies
Hall of Fame stallion Western Ideal p,5,1:48, a son of Western Hanover out of the stakes winning mare Leah Almahurst, passed away peacefully Friday (April 11) at the age of 30.
Florida trainer jockeys for temporary halt to horseracing law
A Florida equestrian trainer Thursday urged a federal court to temporarily halt the enforcement of a law regulating horse racing safety, arguing that delegating oversight authority to a private corporation is unconstitutional although a judge declined to immediately rule and instead sought clarity on the issue of immunity.
Overthemoonforyou in Cal Expo spotlight
Overthemoonforyou, who has won 11 of her 13 starts at the meet, including a trio of Sire Stakes, has top billing in Friday night’s (April 11) distaff pacing feature at Cal Expo.
Strong cards for Cumberland opening weekend
This year’s first live pari-mutuel harness racing in the state of Maine kicks off this weekend at Cumberland Raceway, just north of Portland. The iconic Cumberland fairgrounds has hosted the Standardbred sport for over 150 years, and this year marks the fifth consecutive season that ‘First Tracks’ has held 50-plus day racing meets in the Pine Tree State.
College Tuition wires Rosecroft trotters
After five consecutive runner-up finishes, Eric Foster’s homebred College Tuition made every call a winning one in Wednesday’s (April 9) $12,000 Open Handicap Trot at Rosecroft Raceway, evading living legend JL Cruze by 6-3/4 lengths in a dominant pillar-to-post score.
Clean sweep for Gingras and Burke in John Brennan Trotting Series
Antognoni S, Blockchain and Busy Making Moni gave driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke the victories in the trio of $30,000 divisions of the second leg of the John Brennan Trotting Series on Wednesday night (April 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.