Twin B Joe Fresh and driver Dexter Dunn made a big move on the backstretch to take the lead and never looked back on their way to a 1:48.1 win in Saturday’s $142,000 Grade 2 Dorothy Haughton Memorial for older female pacers at The Meadowlands. Sylvia Hanover finished second, 2-1/4 lengths behind the winner, and Walkin On Sunshine was third.
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Track records fall at Scioto Downs
Records continue to fall at Eldorado Scioto Downs as three track records have been tied or set in the last five racing days.
Bettors Donttell grabs featured pace at Vernon
Bettors Donttell (Brad Irvine) won the $7,500 featured Linda Sorenson Memorial Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (July 12).
Super Chapter, Go Dog Go take winning steps in Stanley Dancer Memorial
Super Chapter and Go Dog Go recorded speed-smashing victories in their respective editions of the Stanley Dancer Memorial at The Meadowlands on Saturday (July 12) as they both eye towards the 100th Hambletonian.
Dandy Ideal big in 1:48.2 Pocono tally
The best race of the Saturday afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was the first race, with Dandy Ideal, who overcame post eight to win in 1:48.2 – within two-fifths of a second of the track record for sophomore pacing geldings set by two of the best horses of the previous decade: Lucan Hanover (2013) and Wiggle It Jiggleit (2015).
KYSS finals headline closing week at Oak Grove
Over $900,000 in purses are on the table Monday (July 14) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel as the southern Kentucky track hosts an octet of $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes finals for 2- and 3-year-olds.
Impressive performances in both France and Sweden
At the Enghien track in Paris, 9-year-old Go On Boy (sired by Password), trained and driven by Romain Derieux, delivered a strong performance, decisively overtaking frontrunner Hohneck and winning the Prix de Washington in 1:50.2—a new race and track record.
Hawk soars on opening night of Jackson County (OH) Fair
Alex Hawk piloted four winners on the seven-race program Friday night (July 11) at the Jackson County Fair in Wellston, Ohio. Hawk successfully piloted Dublins Louise (2FT) in 2:18.1 in the first race, Power Hill (3CT) in 2:02.2 in the third race, Remy Instead (2FT) in 2:13.3 in the fifth race, and Arbin (Signature Series) in 1:56.1 in the evening’s sixth race.
Freshmen pacers open OSS at Northfield on Sunday
The Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old colt and filly pacers gets underway on Sunday (July 13) with the opening leg as part of a 15-race card at MGM Northfield Park.
Campers cheer for freshmen fillies at Cumberland
Aspiring horse enthusiasts from Camp Kippewa helped usher in Maine’s newest crop of 2-year-old pacing fillies on Friday’s (July 11) program at Cumberland Raceway, opening the day’s events with two $11,448 divisions of the Maine Sires Stakes.