Ideal weather conditions with a sunny sky, temperatures in the low nineties, and a balmy breeze of 10 miles per hour coupled with a very fast track set the stage for the Illinois Department of Agriculture sponsored Violet and Cardinal stake events for ICF 3-year-olds of both gaits at Springfield on Friday (June 21).
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Athearn sweeps Maine Sired Trots at Cumberland
Driver Mark Athearn and trainer Gretchen Athearn swept a pair of Maine Sire Stakes trotting events on Friday at Cumberland Raceway, recreating a similar instance last season where the same two youngsters won their stakes debuts on the same day.
Trio of MADC races featured Friday night at Big M
With three races on the card Friday night, the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Drivers Club races went back to their norm, with favorites losing in all three races.
‘Appetite’ gobbles up foes in Big M’s TrackMaster
Santafe’s Appetite completed a three-race sweep of the TrackMaster Series for female pacers with a rating of 76.5 or less Friday night at The Meadowlands by using her usual late-closing kick.
Pressured much of the way, Good Feeln To Know still draws off in Meadows feature
Pressured on the lead for much of the mile, Good Feeln To Know still was strong enough to draw away late and score easily in Friday’s (June 21) feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,000 Conditioned Trot.
Howlenthehills and Janelle Granny capture MGM Grand Messenger Stakes elims
Race favorites Howlenthehills and Janelle Granny emerged victorious from the pair of $25,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes eliminations for sophomore colt and gelding pacers on Friday night (June 21) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Lauren Harmon wins Meadows GLADA leg with Rattling Pine
“Soarin’” Lauren Harmon and Rattling Pine confidently retook the lead near the half and held off the late charge of the x-5 favorite, Stephen “You’re Never Too” Oldford (Chin Chin Hall) to capture Friday’s (June 21) $10,000 leg of the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association (GLADA) Trot at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. It’s the second meadows GLADA victory in the last month for the team of Harmon and Rattling Pine.
Stepabovetherest and Tarrific get NYSS wins at Vernon
Stepabovetherest (Braxten Boyd) and Tarrific (Jason Bartlett) each set the track record (1:49.4) for sophomore fillies getting wins in the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Vernon Downs on Friday (June 21).
Bargain holds on in MGM Yonkers Trot elimination
Bargain was in front throughout and held off pocket-sitter Fly By in the stretch to win Friday night’s (June 21) lone $25,000 MGM Yonkers Trot elimination for 3-year-old colts and geldings at MGM Yonkers Raceway in 1:54.3.
Odds On Hail Mary tops in Philly feature
Beginning to harken back to her record-setting form of 2023, the Heston Blue Chip filly Odds On Hail Mary paced to her second victory in a row Friday (June 21) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, capturing the featured $13,000 distaff handicap in 1:50.4.