Pearly Allen, Frank Tsipouras and Yogi Sheridan each won one of the three $7,500 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club at Harrah’s Philadelphia on the undercard of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action Sunday (June 30).
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Randy Waples wins HPIbet Legends Trot, event raises over $61,000
“I just didn’t want to fall off the bike, and anything beyond that is a success,” said a
jovial Randy Waples following his first pari-mutuel drive in almost two years. The occasion was today’s HPIBet Legends Trot — the highlight of Clinton Raceway’s 12th edition of its biennial Legends Day event, which drew a large, enthusiastic crowd and saw over C$100,000 wagered.
My Girl EJ comes up big again at Philly
My Girl EJ ensured her continued place in the discussion among top three-year-old pacing fillies with a 1:51 victory in one of three third-round prelims, totaling $148,625, of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes on Sunday (June 30) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
I Draintheswamp A wins feature at Tioga
I Draintheswamp A (Marcus Miller) charged late to capture the $10,000 featured pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (June 30).
May Baby victorious in Tigoa feature
May Baby (Braxten Boyd) captured the $16,000 featured Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (June 29).
Maine pacing colts shuffle spots at Cumberland
Two $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts resulted in a shuffling of the deck for this crop of sidesteppers, with two new seasonal winners emerging on Saturday (June 29) at Cumberland Raceway.
Former Standardbred Canada Chair, Kent Oakes, 64, dies
Trot Insider has learned that former Standardbred Canada Chair, longtime Director and prominent harness racing industry participant Kent Oakes of North Wiltshire, P.E.I. passed away on Friday (June 28) at the age of 64.
Outsiders prevail in E3 finals in Sweden
In the rich E3-finals for 3-year-old trotters raced Saturday (June 29) afternoon at the Färjestad track the favorites had an off day and in the colts division Dream Mine (sired by Maharajah) with trainer/driver Jörgen Westholm in the bike, a 15/1 longshot, won easily in 1.55.4f (mile rate), while the filly division saw Screen Time Limit (Face Time Bourbon) with Ulf Ohlson in the boke, trained by Reijo Liljendahl.
Teelatini Tops Indiana Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
A week of Indiana Sire Stakes action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park concluded with a lone $95,500 bout for three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (June 29). Serving as the tenth race on the 12-race card, Teelatini emerged atop a four-across drive to the wire to claim her second straight victory of the season.
Whittemore wins 2,000th at Vernon Downs
It was a very momentous night at Vernon Downs as longtime driver Jimmy Whittemore got his 2000th career win as he captured the $7,500 featured pace with Galactic Storm. Also on Saturday (June 29) leading driver Leon Bailey tied the track record with seven wins on the card.