In Tuesday’s (Aug. 11) sixth race at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, a trotter named Bijou Blue Chip made her career debut from post 8, and she was dismissed at 92-1, the longest odds in the race. Bijou Blue Chip was in the second half of her field most of the race but mounted a winning rally in her bow to return a $186.40 win payoff, the highest recorded at Pocono in nearly five years.
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Easter Bb equals track trot record in BSS at Urbana
Easter Bb equaled the trotting track record at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana, OO, to highlight the 11-race Buckeye Stallion Series card on Monday (Aug. 10). The track hosted six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for freshman colt trotters and five $20,000 divisions of the second leg for freshman filly pacers.
First-year NYSS male pacers to visit Batavia Downs Wednesday
For the fourth week in row, the New York Sire Stakes will make a stop at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 12) and this time feature a full field of eight 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will go postward for a purse of $110,200.
Long shots rule at the Topsham Fair
Price players had a field day at the Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) as a pair of veteran drivers brought home a pair of upsets winners while a select shrewd few punters roared their approval and the remainder gasped in surprise.
Maryland Standardbred Fund action continues at Ocean Downs
The Maryland Standardbred Fund’s 3-year-old colts and geldings took center stage Monday evening (Aug. 10) at Ocean Downs, with four divisions contested on the seaside oval.
Glamour boys battle for supremacy at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s glamour boys division swung into Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) with the group’s top 3-year-old male pacers competing for bragging rights and purse money in a pair of $15,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes divisions before the pari-mutuel card.
Spaaaanzano gets career win No. 20 with Saratoga score
Spaaaanzano reached a few milestones on the Monday afternoon (Aug. 10) card at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Ake Svanstedt, Captain Corey have big days at Pocono
The Ake Svanstedt barn sent out three winning sons of Captain Corey in PA-sired third preliminary round stakes action for two-year-old trotting males Monday (Aug. 10) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun, including the colt winners of both divisions of Sire Stakes events contested over a “sloppy” oval.
Grand Circuit/100th Fox Stake to be contested at the Indiana State Fair
Once the premier 2-year-old pace in the country, the 100th edition of the Fox Stake along with other open-to-the-world events will be raced on Wednesday (Aug.12) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Still Rollin N takes new mark in Plainridge Open
Still Rollin N has been a solid competitor against the best pacers at Plainridge Park since the end of May and he capped off those efforts with a stellar win in the featured $25,000 Open Handicap (Aug. 10) pace on the strength of the mile of his life.