Gabbys Rockytop used a patient drive from Emanuel Miller to score an upset victory in the featured $18,000 conditioned claiming trot on Tuesday (Oct. 14) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
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Sensational overcomes break, wins Pocono co-feature
Sensational, coming to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania after stops at Plainridge and Lexington, combined his principal two traits as of late – extreme speed and going off stride – and managed to rally to a dramatic 1:56.4 victory in one of two $15,500 divisions of Tuesday’s (Oct. 14) featured trot at the mountain oval over “good” going in cool temperatures.
MGM Yonkers withdraws casino license bid for Empire City
CBS News reported Tuesday (Oct. 14) that MGM Yonkers announced they are withdrawing their bid for a casino license for Empire City.
Warren’s Charm scores DSBF upset
Rodney Wyatt and Jason Skinner’s Warren’s Charm ($14.80, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 1:55.4 winner in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old pacing filly final at Harrington Raceway on Tuesday (Oct. 14).
Baystate paces featured Tuesday at Plainridge
With the big Nor’easter safely out to sea, live harness racing resumed at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 14) with two Baystate TrackMaster tilts topping the ticket on a breezy, damp afternoon.
USTA District 12 (NJ) meeting recap
On Tuesday (Oct. 14), Chairperson Jeff Gregory and Directors Stacy Chiodo, Jason Settlemoir, and Ashley Tetrick hosted the annual District 12 (NJ) meeting via Zoom.
Sheer Terror rebounds at Rosecroft; Roberts wins four
After giving way under late pressure last week, Mark Howard’s Sheer Terror found his way back to the winner’s enclosure after wiring six rivals in Monday’s (Oct. 13) $12,000 Open Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Benson Merrill trains, drives, and scores at Bangor Raceway
Benson Merrill currently sits at the top of the trainer standings at Bangor Raceway, his 24 seasonal wins outpacing both the Valerie Grondin and Autym Sowers rosters who have earned 19 top placings each. But every so often, the 35-year-old conditioner feels the need to have someone else check up his horses as they leave the paddock while he dons his maroon and white colors to join the everyday sulky-sitters behind the starting gate.
Lionheart Hanover the king in PA Fair Championships
The Greenshoe gelding Lionheart Hanover became only the second Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes horse, and the first male and first trotter, to complete the “grand slam” (in announcer Jim Beviglia’s phrase), winning his regular-season points title and his Championship race at both two and three, with his victory in one of eight $25,000 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes Championships over a “sloppy” track on a dank day (Oct. 13) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo: