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Papis Pistol and Bookie J won their respective $150,000 New Jersey Classic finals on Friday night (Sept. 5) at The Meadowlands.

Apex took full advantage of a pocket trip behind rival Diabolic Hill before lifting in mid-stretch en route to a dominant 1:52.2 score — his fourth in a row in New Jersey — in the $250,000 New Jersey Classic for 2-year-old male trotters on Friday (Sept. 5) at the Meadowlands.

Zapaca (Leon Bailey) captures the $8,500 Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 5).

Over $1.5 million in purses was offered at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Sept. 5), with the bulk of the bounty being distributed in four $300,000 Championships of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds. In addition to the big-money finales, there were $50,000 consolations for each division, along with $100,000 in three races for fast-class older performers.

Eldorado Scioto Downs hosts a big night of racing Saturday (Sept. 6), with Ohio Sire Stakes events for 2- and 3-year-olds providing numerous storylines in addition to the Grade 2 Jim Ewart Memorial and Grade 2 Charlie Hill Memorial.

Minnesota-sired sophomore pacers were in the spotlight on Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Running Aces with three divisions going for a total purse of $42,500. 

Alan Schwartz vaulted out of a pocket ride with Doo Wop Kid and skipped away to a 2:01.3 victory in the $20,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Summer Series final on Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Yonkers Raceway.

All eyes will be on Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 6) as the track hosts the $2.4 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions, which is the richest card of racing scheduled to take place that night.