The entire lot of Maine’s 2-year-old pacers toured the Windsor Fair facility on Friday (Sept. 4), with some of the familiar, unbeaten stars emerging as the next great Pine Tree State-bred harness horses.
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Ikon Vang DK wins Open Trot at the Windsor Fair
Ikon Vang DK made his Maine debut a winning one at the Windsor Fair on Friday (Sept. 4), scoring at first asking for new connections and earning top honors in the $6,000 open-level trot at the mid-Maine agricultural exhibition.
Strong gains at France’s largest yearling auction
At this year’s Arqana Trot Selected Sale in Deauville, held Sept. 2 – 4, an all-time high record was set for average price at approximately $43,500 — a 15.05% improvement over last year, when the previous record was set at approximately $37,800.
Leave It To Leo an upset winner at Hoosier Park
Leave It To Leo, driven by Jordan Ross for trainer Dee Smith, capped a wild finish with a 25-1 upset at the wire to win the $22,000 Open Pace on Friday (Sept. 4) at Hoosier Park.
Storybook Love lands in Simcoe Stake
Matt Bax pupil Storybook Love, who surprised last fall to win the Grade 1 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Trot, notched the first win of her sophomore season with a comfortable 1:53.1 victory on home turf at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the first of two divisions of the $156,000 Grade 3 Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Friday night (Sept. 4).
Kountry Plunge stays perfect with NYSS win at Vernon
Kountry Plunge (Brian Sears) takes the $110,200 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 4)
Car Keys again shows big motor, wins Philly feature
In last Friday’s $14,000 featured pace for females at Harrah’s Philadelphia, Car Keys got to set a :57.2 half, then outsprinted the opposition home. This Friday (Sept. 4), she was forced to take back, but found lively cover and came from behind to win again in 1:50.4.
Swinging On Over shines in top sophomore pace at Running Aces
Minnesota-sired sophomore pacers were in the spotlight on Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Running Aces, with two divisions going for a total purse of $35,000.
Midnight Haze quickest in BSS action at Scioto
Midnight Haze and driver Chris Lems took the fastest split of the rescheduled $20,000 Buckeye Stallion Series event for 2-year-old filly pacers in 1:52.3 at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (Sept. 3).
Monti wins another five at Batavia Downs Thursday
After posting five wins at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 2), driver Drew Monti won five more races on Thursday (Sept. 3), including a natural hat trick in races 7, 8 and 9, to extend his lead as the top dash driver at the meet.