Shenandoah Downs will open its eighth annual fall racing season in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley this weekend with a pair of twelve race cards scheduled to go to post at 1 p.m. both Saturday, (Sept. 16) and Sunday, (Sept. 17). The seven-week season will continue thru October 29.
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Russell, Jones, and Lake post wins in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series concluded its “regular season” on Wednesday (Sept. 13) with one race at the Williams County Fair in Montpelier, Ohio and two races at the Wyandot County Fair in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
Enjoying the ride with Mars Hill
Patience is a virtue in the breeding business, which Richard Arnold fully appreciates. Arnold spent more than a decade building a successful cattle farm in Tennessee, and decades later, added a Standardbred breeding operation at his Willow Oak Ranch. Tonight, his Mars Hill face nine rivals in the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Huge class plunge bodes well for Fox Valley Patriot
Now that the dust has settled from last Sunday’s marathon 18-race ICF stake program at Hawthorne, some trainers of the non-winning pacers and trotters are, not surprisingly, dropping their horses into much easier spots this time around.
Young trotters impress in Champlain Stakes
Rookie trotters had the spotlight Thursday night (Sept. 14) for the Champlain Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A pair of 2-year-old trotting filly divisions and a single contest for colts and geldings were contested.
Mike Graffam gets 900th training win Thursday at Plainridge
When the 5-year-old pacing gelding Hollywood Skeeter ($11.00) crossed the finish line up by 1-1/2 lengths in the sixth race at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 14), it gave Mike Graffam the 900th training win of his career that goes back to 1981.
Spaaaanzano seeks to rebound in Haughton
He may not be a household name outside of Ohio, but Spaaaanzano will seek to remedy that situation when he makes his first foray outside of his home state and his first Grand Circuit appearance on Friday (Sept. 15) in the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Karl aims to make more noise in KYSS final
If actions speak louder than words, Karl’s performances to begin his career virtually shout. The 2-year-old male trotter has won all three of his races, by a total of 15-1/4 lengths, and his 1:52.1 triumph last month at Lexington’s Red Mile is the fastest of the season for freshman trotters. On Sunday, Karl will look to continue his winning ways when he meets nine rivals in the $400,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series final for 2-year-old male trotters at the Red Mile.
Aiello, Heyden join Red Mile team for Championship Sunday
The Red Mile will host the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship finals on Sunday (Sept. 17) with $3.4 million in purses up for grabs with eight $400,000 championship finals heading the 10-race extravaganza.
Star Minnesota pacer Stuckey Dote to close out career Friday at Aces
Stuckey Dote (Voracious Hanover) has been a top-level competitor at Running Aces for many years and he will be hanging up his racing shoes after Friday night (Sept. 15), where he has been tabbed as the 7-2 second choice on the early line in the $15,000 Minnesota-sired consolation for older male pacers. Rick Magee will be in the driver’s seat for trainer Brett Ballinger and owner/breeder Merlin Van Otterloo.