The trip was anything but smooth, but leading driver Brett Beckwith found the right path to guide Galante A to victory lane Saturday (Sept. 12) night at The Meadowlands in the featured mid-level conditioned pace.
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Redland Rocket Man surprises with world record Simcoe win
John Pentland trainee Redland Rocket Man ripped off a pocket trip to a world-record-equaling mile when scoring in 1:46.4 in the C$140,000 Grade 3 Simcoe Stakes on Saturday night (Sept. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Colonial Trot leads Harrah’s 20th anniversary celebration
Harrah’s celebrated its 20th anniversary of harness racing on the banks of the Delaware River in southeast Pennsylvania with a special Saturday night (Sept. 12) card, 20 years to the week of its first-ever program and 58 years to the week of the inaugural staging of the Colonial Trot at Liberty Bell Park on the northeast side of Philadelphia.
Zenmeister S, Red Blooded win co-features at Tioga
Zenmeister S, driven by Kyle Swift, and Red Blooded, driven by Jim Pantaleano, took the co-features at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
Lip Reader A takes seasonal mark in Batavia Open romp
In what can only be described as a dominant performance, Lip Reader A overpowered a solid field of sidewheelers in the $13,500 Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
War Of Will is longshot winner in Open Pace at Vernon
War Of Will, driven by John MacDonald, charged late to steal the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12) at odds of 36-1.
Fragment heads triple for sire Huntsville in NYSS pacing finals
Three-year-old colt Fragment became a two-time New York Sire Stakes champion and stallion Huntsville sired three of the four winners of the $300,000 NYSS finals for male and female pacers Saturday (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Joining Fragment in earning NYSS pacing crowns were 3-year-old filly Savage Cindy, 2-year-old colt Bastonata Bluechip and 2-year-old filly Huntsvilles Honey.
Uncle Rob’s track record headlines NYSS finals for trotters
Uncle Rob, AI, Kountry Plunge and Sharp Seven were victorious in their respective $300,000 New York Sire Stakes finals for trotters on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
American Power seeks repeat victory in Kentucky Championship Series
Marcus Melander trainee American Power, who finished fourth behind stablemate Apex in the Grade 1 Hambletonian last month, eyes back-to-back victories in the Kentucky Championship Series for trotting glamour boys when he starts as the 9-5 favorite against 11 other rivals in the $80,000 co-headline event carded as Race 5 on Sunday night (Sept. 13) at the Red Mile.
Best Chip, Up Your Deo win Aria & Bob Miecuna Inviationals
Best Chip and driver-trainer Joe Bongiorno followed up an impressive victory in the Canadian Pacing Derby a week earlier with an inspiring front-end performance, holding on gamely to capture the $200,000 Grade 2 Aria Invitational as part of Saturday’s (Sept. 12) International Trot Day program at MGM Yonkers Raceway, pacing to a 2:20.4 clocking in the mile-and-one-quarter contest.