The Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings went postward on Thursday (Oct. 2) at the famous Fryeburg Fair, with two divisions of the glamour boys wowing fans in a preview of next week’s sophomore finals.
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Huntress, Rivers take Rosecroft twin features
Huntress and Rivers – two horses who won top-level events at Harrington Raceway in their most recent starts – made their treks across the Chesapeake Bay worthwhile by posting wins in their respective $12,000 Open Handicap events on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Rosecroft Raceway.
Chantilly returns to form, dominates OSS Gold
Chantilly returned to form on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, pulling away in the lane to dominate the lone C$140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold leg five event for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Ebb N Flow leads Day 4 at Lexington sale
Trotting filly Ebb N Flow was the top seller during Thursday’s fourth session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, purchased at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion by Sabine Kagebrant, as agent for Courant Inc., for $145,000.
Fields set for 133rd Kentucky Futurity, 60th Kentucky Filly Futurity
The Red Mile drew the fields for the 133rd renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity and the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Filly Futurity, the marquee races of the annual Grand Circuit meet that will be contested on Sunday (Oct. 5).
Smiths take Dayton distaff pace
The father-son training and driving duo of Jeff and Tyler Smith have gone back-to-back in consecutive weeks by winning the $28,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Plainridge Open winners repeat; Beckwith wins five
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events headlines the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 2) and both winners scored their second straight victories at the top level.
Frantic Hanover seeks rebound in Int’l Stallion Stakes
Frantic Hanover comes south to Lexington off a defeat in the C$1 million Grade 1 Metro Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park and looks to return to his winning ways in the second of three divisions of the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males on Saturday (Oct. 4) at the Red Mile.
Ciavardini cashes in Monticello NAADA Trot
Robert Ciavardini led every step of the mile with even-money chalk Woodside Genius to notch a 2:00.3 victory in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (Oct. 1).
Leanne Marie is the belle of the ball at Fryeburg
When the famous Fryeburg Fair welcomed the Maine Sire Stakes on Wednesday (Oct. 1) it was the star sophomore pacing filly Leanne Marie that held sway over a full field of Pine Tree State-bred sidestepping distaffs.