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Two divisions of the $18,000 condition claiming pace were contested on Friday (Nov. 21) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, where a pair of sophomore pacing geldings used similar trips to capture their respective divisions in identical 1:51.4 miles.

No horse won in both the first and second preliminary leg of the pacing series for $10,000-valued horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but in Friday’s (Nov. 21) third and last prelim three horses added a second series win to their resume and established themselves as big contenders for the $12,500 Series Championship on Sunday (Nov. 30).

A perfect trip led to a victory for Triple Sevens in the $15,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (Nov. 21) afternoon.

This week started and ended with the Progress Pace eliminations for 3-year-olds on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Bally’s Dover.

Idao de Tillard is now back in his stall with trainer Thierry Duvaldestin and will be on the mend; the attempt to win the Prix d’Amerique for the third time in a row has now been set aside.

Alan Schwartz and his 6-year-old Wishing Stone gelding Doo Wop Kid clinched another North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) series win on Thursday night (Nov. 20) with a stout rally to land the spoils in the $20,000 Fall Trotting Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

Big Al M returned to his winning ways last week, after a dry spell going back to September. However, this week the veteran trotter has been saddled with post position eight in the $5,500 top trot on Saturday (Nov. 22) at First Tracks Cumberland.

Herecomesdajudge sentenced his foes to also-ran status Thursday night (Nov. 20) in the $27,500 Exit 16W Pop Up Series final, completing a three-race sweep of the event for trotters 4 years old and younger at The Meadowlands.

Russell Foster drove three winners on the Thursday (Nov. 20) harness racing program at Rosecroft Raceway, including the winners of both $9,000 features.