The Bar Hopping filly Ginger Tree Lex marked herself as a freshman trotter to watch for in upcoming major races by winning her fifth consecutive start, all stakes and three of them Pennsylvania Sire Stakes, with a lifetime-best 1:54.3 in a division of her third preliminary PASS round Sunday night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during $217,154 of PA-sired stakes competition.
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Budding star Brandon Blvd remains perfect at Red Mile
On another hot and humid Sunday (Aug. 17), Brandon Blvd once again strutted his stuff at The Red Mile to remain a perfect four-for-four in his young career with a 1:50.1 triumph in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old male pacers.
Menhammar yearling auction up 30 percent
The average price rose to 211,200 kroner compared to 161,981 kroner last year at Menhammar Stud’s yearling sale on the internet.
Freshman faster than sophomores at Meadville (PA)
The Pennsylvania fair circuit returned to the Crawford County Fairgrounds in this northwest Pennsylvania city on Saturday (August 16) and Sunday (August 17), and perhaps it was the warmer weather and better surface. Still, the two-year-olds that opened the weekend generated the quickest miles on both their gaits for the two-day stand.
Frosh pacing fillies close out Skowhegan (ME)
A pair of $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies closed out the week of harness racing at the Skowhegan State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 16) with a baker’s dozen vying for their own piece of the pie.
Christopher Dance N takes first US win at Philly
Christopher Dance N, who had bad luck in his U.S. debut at The Meadowlands, opened his American win count with a 1:51.3 victory in the $14,000 feature for up-and-coming pacers on a muggy Sunday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Two Fold Cold wins Hight, Switzer scores seven at Skowhegan (ME) State Fair
The seven day race meet at the Skowhegan State Fair came to a glorious conclusion on Saturday (August 16), highlighted by the $15,000 renewal of the Hight Invitational, prominently featured on the highly competitive 13-race program.
Madden Oaks scores in NYSS at Tioga
Madden Oaks (Braxten Boyd) charges late to capture the featured $123,900 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for sophomore pacing colts & geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (August 17).
Big Grand Circuit weekend concludes
Seventeen Grand Circuit events took place this weekend, with several Grade 1 events happening.
Beautiful Memory, Bahama Momma, Caviart Daisy clash at The Red Mile
On Tuesday (Aug. 19) Beautiful Memory, Bahama Momma and Caviart Daisy renew their rivalry in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for freshman filly pacers. The 15-race program also consists of two $35,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for older male and female trotters and pacers. Third round action also continues for 2-year-old pacing fillies with two $30,000 divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, three $15,000 divisions of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series and two $10,000 divisions of the Kentucky Wildcat Series.