Apparently not satisfied with a 1:48.4 romp last week, World Of Wishes came back Saturday (Sept. 6) night at The Meadowlands and did it again in the same exact lifetime-best time, walloping five overmatched foes in the $27,500 feature, an Open II for pacers.
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Park Street Blues flies late to win Summer Sensation Final
Park Street Blues (Braxten Boyd) claimed the $27,000 Summer Sensation Claiming Series Final Pace at Tioga Downs Saturday (Sept. 5) by a length over favored Gotta Go Gram.
Ramborain romps in Vernon feature
Ramborain (Dan Daley) captured the $7,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 5) in a 5-1/4-lengths romp.
Shoobee Doo A, Valentine Express split Batavia features
The venerable 11-year-old Shoobee Doo A scored his 55th career win and pushed his lifetime earnings north of $600,000 after his very impressive victory in the $13,500 Open Handicap pace, which was one of two featured races at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 5) night.
Voukefalas earns victory in Pocono pacing feature
Voukefalas was used very hard early to cause wild fractions in the $21,000 featured fast-class pace on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 5) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, but his opposition had even rougher journeys, and Voukefalas had the most late to take a 1:49.4 victory.
Brandon Blvd dives into Kentucky Championship Series Tuesday
Brandon Blvd, who currently leads all horses in earnings on the season with nearly $900,000 banked on the year, will journey to The Red Mile on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 8) for the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Freshmen pacers keep winning at Windsor
The entire lot of Maine’s 2-year-old pacers toured the Windsor Fair facility on Friday (Sept. 4), with some of the familiar, unbeaten stars emerging as the next great Pine Tree State-bred harness horses.
Ikon Vang DK wins Open Trot at the Windsor Fair
Ikon Vang DK made his Maine debut a winning one at the Windsor Fair on Friday (Sept. 4), scoring at first asking for new connections and earning top honors in the $6,000 open-level trot at the mid-Maine agricultural exhibition.
Strong gains at France’s largest yearling auction
At this year’s Arqana Trot Selected Sale in Deauville, held Sept. 2 – 4, an all-time high record was set for average price at approximately $43,500 — a 15.05% improvement over last year, when the previous record was set at approximately $37,800.
Leave It To Leo an upset winner at Hoosier Park
Leave It To Leo, driven by Jordan Ross for trainer Dee Smith, capped a wild finish with a 25-1 upset at the wire to win the $22,000 Open Pace on Friday (Sept. 4) at Hoosier Park.