Joe Lee and Bruce Baker both vaulted into the race late to win their respective $7,500 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club events at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (June 16).
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Sophomore Far West Bi wins in 1:54.1 in Italy
Italian trotter Far West Bi (sired by Muscle Hill) is Europe’s fastest 3-year-old so far after his win at the track in Follonica Sunday (June 16) afternoon.
NYSS filly pacers set to start careers at Buffalo
It has to start somewhere and that somewhere will be at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 19) as eight of the nine filly pacers entered in the pair of divisions of the New York Sire Stakes will be launching their careers.
Harmon and Binkley take season’s first Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series races
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series got underway this past week with a single division on Monday (June 10) at the Paulding County Fair in Paulding and a single division on Sunday (June 16) at the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville.
Iwannabewithyou narrowly prevails in Ocean feature; Porter wins six
After grinding uncovered to a narrow miss last week, Forrest Bartlett’s Iwannabewithyou withstood a protracted early battle in Sunday’s (June 16) $12,000 Open 1 Handicap Pace at Ocean Downs and narrowly prevailed over a late-surging Fantastic Voyage to give driver Trae Porter one of six wins on the card.
Elista Hanover, Emoji Hanover win Sire Stakes at Pocono
Being named “E. Hanover” or “D. Miller” were the keys to success at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (June 16), as Elista Hanover and Emoji Hanover won the two divisions of the $143,200 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies, and driver David Miller guided a Sire Stakes winner and three winners in the four $20,000 Stallion Series races.
Octogenarian Nadeau takes Maine Amateur at Cumberland
The 86-year-old owner-trainer-driver Bob Nadeau had been winless in seven starts this season. That all changed on Saturday (June 15) at Cumberland, when the youthful octogenarian steered his own N Expense to victory in a $5,000 division of the Maine Amateur Driving Club.
Gowestyounggrace goes all the way in Maine Sires Stakes
Last year’s freshmen pacing filly champion Gowestyounggrace picked right up where she left off in the Maine Sire Stakes, taking the faster of two $16,196 divisions at Cumberland on Saturday (June 15).
Stars converge on Oak Grove for last 4-year-old KYSS prelim
Many of harness racing’s top performers — both human and equine — will converge on Oak Grove on Monday afternoon (June 17) to contest $300,000 worth of third-round Kentucky Sire Stakes preliminary heats and a pair of $41,000 Open events.
Rockin On Venus scores in Tioga feature
Rockin On Venus (Tyler Miller) took the $10,000 featured pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (June 16).