When Illinois bred 2-year-olds tangle Thursday at Springfield in leg two of Hawthorne’s Night of Champions series, notably absent will be Cash Money Twenty who recently became the fastest state-bred freshman pacer.
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Dance Ticket waltzes to victory in Batavia feature
A patient drive by Kyle Swift helped Dance Ticket register her sixth win of the year in Batavia Downs’ $13,500 Fillies and Mares Open pacing feature on Wednesday (Sept. 18).
Speed Away, Callahan headline Wednesday at Harrington
Driver Corey Callahan had seven wins on the Wednesday (Sept. 18) card at Harrington Raceway, including Speed Away ($8.80) in the $22,500 Free-For-All Trot.
Connections take a shot with Soft Shot, win Jugette
Soft Shot, a supplemental entry, equaled a divisional world record in her elimination and used a gate-to-wire effort in the final to win the $310,000 Jugette, for 3-year-old filly pacers, on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.
Leanne Marie takes Maine Sire Stake
Leanne Marie made the Cushings’ trip to the Farmington Fair a memorable one as their 2-year-old pacing filly prevailed in a close finish on Tuesday (Sept. 17) in the Maine Sire Stakes.
Allywag Hanover retired from racing
Allywag Hanover, one of North America’s greatest racehorses, has been retired from racing. A multiple world record holder, Allywag Hanover started 79 times during his career, winning 28 races and hitting the board in 49 of them.
14-year-olds keep winning at Farmington Fair
The fountain of youth has apparently been located, secreted somewhere along the grounds of Maine’s Farmington Fair, and a herd of 14-year-old racehorses seem to have been drinking liberally as of late.
I’m A Big Shot proves it at Running Aces Tuesday
One of the sharpest performances on the Tuesday night (Sept. 17) program at Running Aces came from 4-year-old pacer I’m A Big Shot who proved he was a big shot in a $6,800 conditioned pace.
Records galore at Centreville (Mich.)
Six track records fell during the annual two-day harness racing meeting at the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, held Monday (Sept. 16) and Tuesday (Sept. 17).
Favorites falter in Kentucky Golden Rod finals
On Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Red Mile hosted eight $50,000 divisions of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series. Only two of the public’s top choices — Blue Cartier in the 2-year-old male trot final and Faze in the 2-year-old filly pace final — prevailed.