Special Select went gate to wire and Beelzebub used a pocket trip to upset at 31-1 to take Monday’s (Feb. 16) co-featured $22,000 paces at Miami Valley Raceway.
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Memorynimagination wins Open Trot at Saratoga
Memorynimagination secured his first victory in the local Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel late last year. The Jimmy Nickerson-trained trotter won the feature in December before wrapping up his season with a third-place finish in the Open.
Stay Focused lived up to name, win Pocono Feature
Stay Focused, who won his last start on the last day of 2025, came back sharply to the races on Monday afternoon (Feb. 16) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, recording a solid 1:53.4 engine victory in the $15,500 feature for up-and-coming pacing males.
Horsemen await word on Hawthorne
Horsemen in Illinois, both Standardbred and Thoroughbred, are continuing to await word on the status of Hawthorne Race Course, whose harness racing license was suspended by the Illinois Racing Board on January 26.
Meadows Monday Memo
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will is currently in its winter 3-day-per-week schedule, with racing on Wednesday through Friday afternoons at 12:45 p.m. 13 races are carded for this Wednesday (Feb. 18). The $5,000 guaranteed pool on the Late Pick4 is offered daily.
Little Rocket Man wins MVG feature
Little Rocket Man held off the entire field in the stretch and picked up his 81st career victory by taking the $36,000 featured Open Handicap at Miami Valley (Feb. 15).
Island Bouhinia A scores Saratoga feature
Island Bouhinia A (Betting Line) came into Sunday’s (Feb. 15) feature having been the runner-up in the Fillies and Mares Open in three of her last five starts dating back to last year. On Sunday, the 7-year-old distaffer drew the rail in pursuit of her first ever win in the ladies’ Open and had Jacob Cutting at the controls for her try in the $16,500 feature.
‘Santorini’ swerves and scores at Big M
Soho Santorini A benefited from a superb steer by driver Colin Kelly to take the $19,000 high-end claiming handicap pace at The Meadowlands Saturday night (Feb. 14) to complete a weekend sweep of the nightly features for Kelly and trainer Doug Dilloian Jr.
Blazing Home N a winner again at Saratoga
Blazing Home N put the swoop to the group in the Saturday (Feb. 14) feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Fast, spirited action as Pocono makes 2026 bow
The 2026 racing season got underway on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and with the temperatures in the 40s (balmy for this time of year in northeast Pennsylvania), excellent speed standards were achieved over a well-groomed oval.