Alittlesidehustl N won her fifth Saratoga Fillies and Mares Open this season when on Monday afternoon (Dec. 9), the Jackie Greene trainee went coast-to-coast in the afternoon’s feature.
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Ammo explosive early, dominant late in Rosecroft repeat
After winning his previous three top-level assignments in Maryland from off the pace, Ammo surged to the fore early and powered away from his eight rivals late to post a front-end 1:50.2 win in Monday’s (Dec. 9) $10,500 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series prelims completed
The third and final leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series was the feature on Monday night (Dec. 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Three $50,000 divisions took place, with each of those events going 1-1/16 miles.
Going Platinum repeats in DSBF prelim
Breakaway Racing’s Going Platinum was again the star of the show on Monday (Dec. 9) at Bally’s Dover, proving the fastest of the three divisional winners in the second round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting fillies with a 1:57.3 score in the second $20,000 division.
Beltrami, Sheridan double on AHDC weekend
Tony Beltrami swept the divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 7) while Yogi Sheridan doubled in the three AHDC dashes at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Dec. 8).
Eight horses now qualified for Prix d’Amerique
Josh Power, Emeraude de Bais, Hokkaido Jiel, and Fakir de Mahey. These four French trotters are now ready for the Prix d’Amerique after Sunday’s (Dec. 8) qualifying race, the Prix de Bourbonnais at Vincennes.
Schadel notches career win 1,999 at Philly
Todd Schadel is on the verge of a personal milestone in what already has been a great year for him, guiding Internationalcraze to victory in the faster of two $12,000 trotting features Sunday (Dec. 8) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia to push his lifetime driving win total to 1999.
Drew Campbell secures 6,000th win at Cumberland
Veteran reinsman Drew Campbell skillfully secured lifetime driving victory number 6,000 on Saturday at Cumberland Raceway, winning three races overall on the mid-day racing program.
Cummings, McNeight III and Smith light it up at Batavia
Even though it was getaway day at Batavia Downs as the curtain came down on the 2024 summer/fall meeting on Saturday (Dec. 7), the competition was fast and furious during a card that saw drivers Kevin Cummings and Dave McNeight III win five races each while trainer Sam Smith sent four from his stable to the winner’s enclosure on a night he was awarded as top conditioner of the meet.
Big Skewy N pulls off big upset at Big M
Everything went Big Skewy N’s way in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $40,000 Preferred Handicap for pacers, as the Scott Blackler trainee gunned down the razor-sharp Maximus Miki in deep stretch as the longest shot on the board.