Braxten Boyd and Tyler Miller recorded driving grand slams at Tioga Downs on Sunday (May 4).
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Hemsworth N decisions Mad Max at Philly
Hemsworth N and Mad Max Hanover were the two horses assigned the outermost starting slots in the $15,000 fast-class handicap pace Sunday (May 4) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and they backed the Race Office’s judgment, as the Sweet Lou gelding Hemsworth N just held together over Mad Max Hanover by a head in 1:50.4 over “good” going.
Battin Athousand scores in feature at Shenandoah
Roger Hammer’s Battin Athousand captured his 23rd career victory in Shenandoah Downs’ $8,000 featured race Sunday (May 4) as the Woodstock oval continued its “10 Years of Pari-Mutuel Racing” campaign.
Chalk Hanover leads Roberts grand slam
Five days after delivering a decisive 1:50.4 score in his Maryland debut, Chalk Hanover proved a powerful two-move winner in Saturday’s (May 3) featured $9,000 top-level conditioned pace at Rosecroft Raceway, giving driver Jonathan Roberts one of four wins on the 11-race Derby Day program.
Dinner Party repeats the festivities at Cumberland
Driver Drew Campbell helped himself to a second helping of sweet victory in the $5,500 featured pace on Saturday (May 3) at Cumberland Raceway, giving Dinner Party two in a row in the ‘fine dining’ section.
Wheelzablazin wins feature at Tioga
Wheelzablazin (Colin Kelly) charged late to win the featured $11,000 trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (May 3).
Dewey Arnold cruises to feature win at Vernon
Dewey Arnold (Ron Harp) captured the featured $8,500 Open Trot on Saturday (May 3) at Vernon Downs.
Hard Seven a natural in Dexter Cup at Big M
Driver Todd McCarthy wasn’t taking any chances this time around. After rebounding from an early break before storming home to win from well off the pace in his seasonal debut a week ago, McCarthy put Hard Seven on the lead Saturday night (May 3) in the Dexter Cup at The Meadowlands, the first significant event for 3-year-old trotters of the year, and the Nancy Takter trainee held off a late charge from My Degenerate to take the $115,500 event in wire-to-wire fashion.
Davey Day Trader hits lifetime mark at Buffalo
Davey Day Trader ($6.20) strutted his stuff for his new barn at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday afternoon (May 3) as he squashed the field by six lengths in a lifetime best 1:54 in taking the featured $14,500 Open Pace.
Napolitano brothers have a big day at Pocono
The Napolitano brothers, Anthony and George, each won four races during a 12-race Kentucky Derby Day Saturday (May 3) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and they took the lion’s share of the features as well.