All four $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series were won by owners who also bred their 2-year-old trotting fillies. Joyce McClelland took half of the events held Tuesday (July 16) at Eldorado Scioto Downs when her horses Travel Nurse and Aunt Laura lowered their lifetime marks.
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Pioneer As prevails in Oak Grove Open; Bender, Miller repeat for season titles
Pioneer As powered forward from the outermost post and lasted to the line to grab the victory in the $60,000 Open Trot — the featured race on the closing-day card at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (July 16).
Boston Rocks first at Pocono Tuesday
A fierce summer storm swept through northeast Pennsylvania just before the $17,000 featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Tuesday(July 16) afternoon, causing a delay before the race. But when the feature field did come to the track, the Boston Red Rocks sophomore colt Boston Rocks showed no ill effects from being kept waiting, coming his last half in :54.4 to lower his mark to 1:51.4 despite the “sloppy” going.
Jay Randall scores career win 5,000 at Plainridge Park
When driver Jay Randall won the fourth race with Sweet Street Lou (1:54.4, $8.60) at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 16) afternoon, he reached the 5,000 win plateau for his career that now spans 46 years.
Spirit of Massachusetts Trot draws full field of nine
The draw is complete and a full field of nine top-flight Open trotters will go postward in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 21) afternoon.
Signature Series Pace at Crawford County Fair
This Wednesday’s (July 7) $5,000 Signature Series Pace at the Crawford County Fair (post time 6:00 p.m., the first of the two days of racing) has a field of six which includes Ameer Najor’s venerable 14-year-old gelding Southwind Amazon.
Shakeup at top of Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
There was a shakeup at the top of the Week 5 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, with Dorothy Haughton Memorial winner Twin B Joe Fresh taking over the No. 1 spot and Meadowlands Pace champ Legendary Hanover vaulting from eighth to second.
Sister Mary Maude scores in New York Sire Stake at Monticello
While many of the upper echelon New York sired fillies were absent due to competing in the Delvin Miller Memorial over the weekend at The Meadowlands, Sister Mary Maude made short work of a short field Monday afternoon (July 15) in a New York Sire Stake event for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Monticello Raceway.
Racing Reflections with Bruce Saunders
Bruce Saunders is best known for training 2010 Horse of the Year Rock N Roll Heaven, but it was two award-winning horses at the beginning of his career that paved the way for his transition from the worlds of finance and government to harness racing.
Hanners brothers claim Buckeye Stallion Series wins
The Hanners brothers, Luke and Austin, each collected a win in the Buckeye Stallion Series Monday (July 15) at MGM Northfield Park. The five $20,000 divisions of freshman pacing fillies closed out the first leg of the BSS.