A patient drive by Brett Beckwith paid big dividends for Heinikin Bythebay, who brushed home late to win the $25,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 12) afternoon.
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Nuclear, Aperfect Annie Prevail in Scintillating Stretch Drives at The Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 12) each $80,000 second leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series action at The Red Mile went right down to the wire and saw last week’s victors settling for second place. Nuclear defeated Bettor Is Nice by a nose in the division for 3-year-old male pacers while Aperfect Annie overhauled the unbeaten Yo Tillie by a neck in the division for freshman filly trotters.
Sweet Angel Boy Sharp in Harrington Return
Andrew Glassmeyer’s Sweet Angel Boy ($3.60, Tony Morgan) overcame post eight in scoring a decisive 1:52.2 win in the $22,500 Free-For-All Pace Monday (Aug. 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Sainthood gets the decision in Pocono Monday feature
On a day not favorable to front-end horses at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the International Moni sophomore gelding Sainthood came first-over, ducked to the inside, then moved up in the famous Pocono Pike to catch pacesetting favorite Royal Emeralds in 1:54.4 in the $15,000 featured trot on Monday afternoon (Aug. 12).
Sun Stakes Saturday brings the stars to Pocono
The financial lure of $2,300,000 in purses, plus in many cases divisional bragging rights, have attracted many of harness racing’s stars to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania this Saturday afternoon for its biggest card of the year, Sun Stakes Saturday. The 14-race program, starting at 2:30 p.m., is bringing to the mountain oval many of the best horses in North American harness racing, both this year and in recent campaigns.
Early speed dominates in Buckeye Stallion Series
The fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore colt trotters saw early speed dominate the fields on Sunday (Aug. 11) at MGM Northfield Park. Three divisions, each carrying a purse of $20,000, went behind the gate.
Hechkoff, Beltrami win in AHDC trots; Sheridan doubles in pace
Bob Hechkoff strode down the road and Tony Beltrami ripped from off the speed to win their respective $10,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (Aug. 12).
Dead heat in mare division of Iowa-Registered at Humboldt
With a full card of 14 races on Sunday (Aug. 11) at Humboldt, the mare division of Aged Iowa-Registered 3-Years and Older Pace brought the crowd to their feet.
Quebec’s Prix d’Ete and its interesting history
Coming up on Sunday (Aug. 18), the Quebec Jockey Club will present its richest and most prestigious race of the year at the Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec with the return of the C$200,000 Prix d’Ete.
Domovoy and Yo Lucky Moni both deliver as Wiseman elim favorites at Aces
The Sunday night (Aug. 11) program at Running Aces featured two elimination heats for the 2024 Steve Wiseman Memorial trot, with each division drawing a field of six and going for a purse of $17,500.