Ron Burke sent out nearly three dozen 2-year-olds for their first action in qualifiers Wednesday (June 11) at Gaitway Farm, resulting in 11 winners in the 12 events for the rookies.
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MGM Yonkers Raceway adjusts race starting point
Yonkers, NY – As the finish line has moved positions over the years at MGM Yonkers Raceway, so has the starting point of each race.
Duke Lavictoire wins Tuesday Saratoga Open
Duke Lavictoire (Royalty For Life) made his Saratoga debut last Monday (June 2) and prevailed decisively in his first start for trainer Brett Derue and driver Wally Hennessey.
Mac’s Marvel was marvelous in Aces feature pace
The featured event on the Tuesday night (June 10) harness racing card at Running Aces was the $14,750 Open Handicap pace, which went to post with a six pack of accomplished contenders.
Aperfect Annie debuts victorious in Oak Grove feature
Last season’s Kentucky Championship Series winner Aperfect Annie took her sophomore bow in the $20,000 Open 2 Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (June 10) and easily vanquished older competition to find the winner’s circle with a 1:54.2 effort as the even-money favorite.
Southwind Mina wins fifth straight at Harrington
Andrew Glassmeyer’s Southwind Mina ($6.20, Pat Berry) registered her fifth straight win in 1:53 in the $18,000 Mares Open on Tuesday (June 10) at Harrington Raceway.
Deadline Hall, Talk Curdy To Me tops at Plainridge
A pair of $25,000 top class events were carded at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (June 10), and despite some heavy rain that fell prior to the start, the good going did not affect the outstanding efforts by the eventual victors.
‘Quiksilvr’ repeats, claiming box flows at Pocono
The claiming box was the hot spot Tuesday afternoon (June 10) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the first three finishers in the $16,000 claiming handicap trotting feature changing barns, and the division reserved for claimers of the two $15,000 co-feature trots seeing three horses also going to “new” homes, including the first two finishers.
Freshman standouts highlight Tuesday Meadows qualifiers
Tuesday (June 10) morning qualifiers at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows provided horsemen a glimpse of future locals as well as national stars of harness racing.
Full session of qualifiers for 2-year-olds at Philly
The first full day of 2-year-old qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 2025 was held on Tuesday morning, with three cuts for each sex/gait combination except for only two races for trotting colts.