After a game second place finish in the top class last week, Sweet Hayley Jane A put in a career effort as she won the $25,000 Open Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Monday (April 27).
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Dilly Hanover captures Weiss crown
Dilly Hanover won the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series championship for 3-year-old male trotters by 2-1/4 lengths over Confident Volo in a career-best 1:54.2 on Monday (April 27) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Nose Jammer finished third.
Four scores for Sowers at Bangor Raceway
McGwire Sowers earned top billing during Bangor Raceway’s opening day festivities on Sunday (April 26), scoring four driving victories over the course of the 10-race program, while firmly stamping his name atop the early season Bass Park leaderboard.
Jessica Otten joins Scioto Downs team
Jessica Otten is joining the Eldorado Scioto Downs team for the 2026 racing season.
Stablemates Carbine, I Did It Myway take MVG Opens
Stablemates Carbine and I Did It Myway took two of the three opens at Miami Valley on Sunday afternoon (April 26) for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr.
Seminole Breeze edges Kalispel in Virginia Sire Stake weekend
Lisa Martin and Kathy Schoeffel’s Seminole Breeze captured Saturday’s (April 25) $100,000 Virginia Sire Stake three-year-old colt trot at Shenandoah Downs and turned the tables on 2025’s two-year-old champ Kalispel – as the pair reversed finishing order as sophomores.
Heaven Needs Me in Philly feature; Bongiorno stays hot
The Captain Midnight gelding Heaven Needs Me did something on Sunday (April 26) that few other winners at Harrah’s Philadelphia do – he came from dead last to take the $13,500 featured pace for developing horses in 1:52.4.
Yo Tillie heads Kentucky Sire Stakes opener
Breeders Crown and Dan Patch Award winner Yo Tillie is slated to make her 4-year-old debut on Monday (April 27) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel in one of seven $50,000 first-round Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) events on the 14-race program.
Switzer Jr. wins four including Cumberland features
Last year’s leading driver Kevin Switzer Jr. had another big day at Cumberland as the Maine-native took several of the featured races on Saturday (April 25) at First Tracks Cumberland.
Blazing Home N wins Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel
Blazing Home N won the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel for the fourth time this season when on Saturday (April 25) the classy 7-year-old surged up the passing lane to record the victory.