On Monday (Aug. 5), Monticello Raceway featured two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
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Bettor Is Nice, Super Chapter relish the red clay at The Red Mile
After all eyes were on The Meadowlands, and deservedly so, on Saturday (Aug. 3) The Red Mile returned to the scene with 31 races on Sunday (Aug. 4) and Monday (Aug. 5) highlighted by the triumphant return of Kentucky champion Bettor Is Nice and the Bluegrass debut of Super Chapter as each horse reigned supreme in the first legs of their respective $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series (KYSSCS) legs.
Torrid Saint A goes lifetime best at Plainridge
Two weeks ago on Sunday (July 21), Torrid Saint A finished third to Big Skewy N in the $75,000 Bert Beckwith Memorial at Plainridge Park in 1:49.1. Torrid Saint A made his next start on Monday (Aug. 5) and went the mile of his life, winning the $25,000 Open pacing feature at Plainridge Park.
Sheridan doubles across two tracks in AHDC events
Yogi Sheridan bagged a double in American Harness Drivers Club events on Sunday (Aug. 4), winning a pacing division in the afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia and firing up the highway to score in a trotting division at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania that night.
Muskateer Hanover dazzles in Dan Patch FFA at Running Aces
The Sunday night (Aug. 4) program at Running Aces featured the $50,000 Dan Patch FFA pace final as well as Minnesota-sired sophomore trotters and the weekly Open Handicap Trot.
Nine is fine for Merriman on Sunday at MGM Northfield Park; triple carryover highlights Monday card
North America’s leading dash champion, Aaron Merriman, put up some big numbers on Sunday (Aug. 4) at MGM Northfield Park, with nine victories on the 15-race program.
No repeats in Pa-sired freshman pacing colt stakes
On Sunday evening (Aug. 4) Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania hosted four divisions of the $190,912 second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males, along with six $20,000 divisions of the companion Stallion Series, and none of the ten winners can claim two victories in their respective events.
Undefeated Primo Maschio romps in MSRF
After sweeping the Bucky Gray Jr. Memorial Series, Primo Maschio kept his undefeated career record intact with a devastating 13-3/4 length score in his $27,275 Maryland Standardbred Race Fund (MSRF) event for 2-year-old male pacers on Sunday (Aug. 4) at Ocean Downs.
Hellabalou takes new mark in Philly feature
Hellabalou, the winner of the last two Borgata Series championships at MGM Yonkers Raceway, showed he’s more than an early-season specialist by taking a new mark of 1:48.3 in Sunday afternoon’s (Aug. 4) $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Happy Jack B wins Tioga NYSS
Happy Jack B and driver Tyler Buter lived up to 1-5 billing with a 1:54.2 win in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (Aug. 4).