Multiple-stakes-winner Funtime Bayama moved to trainer Andrew Harris’ stable less than two weeks ago, but the Meadowlands Pace hopeful seems to have made himself at home. Funtime Bayama was purchased by Bill Pollock, Bruce Areman, and Harris on June 20, five days after the 3-year-old gelding’s third-place finish in the million-dollar Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park. On Saturday, Funtime Bayama will meet seven foes in the second of two $50,000 Meadowlands Pace eliminations for 3-year-old pacers at The Meadowlands.
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Little’s 2024 Road to the Meadowlands Pace Week 10
Mirage Hanover made a ripple in the water with a scorching final quarter of :24.3 (to tie The Big M record set by Mach N Cheese). But in this evenly-matched group, it was only good enough to bump him up one spot to No. 7 in the 10th and final edition of Dave Little’s weekly Road to The Meadowlands Pace Top 10 poll.
The sudden rise of Amy Mooss
While we are only a few weeks into the 2024 Illinois harness racing season, some horses have already made an impact in their respective divisions and none more than the Alan Beals owned filly Amy Mooss.
Maine freshmen to start their careers at Cumberland
With the Learn and Earn qualifying races behind them, the Pine Tree State-bred 2-year-old pacing colts will start earning their keep at First Tracks Cumberland on Friday (July 5) in two $15,986 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Ten $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series held at Scioto
Ten $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old colts were raced on Thursday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. There seemed to be no track bias, as winners of the five divisions of the pacers came from behind, led gate-to-wire, came first over or got the two-hole trip to come up the pacing lane.
Racy Roxy A wins Tioga feature
Racy Roxy A (Mike Merton) took the $10,000 featured fillies and mares pace on Thursday (July 4) at Tioga Downs.
Crown is crowned in Sweden
The Swedish Hambletonian, Sprintermästaren, was won by Crown with Erik Adielsson in the bike.
Dame Good Time posts Zweig upset; T C I saves fourth after break
After sitting off dueling leaders through the far turn, John Cummins’ homebred Dame Good Time hooked three-wide out of the pocket in upper stretch and vaulted to a 17-1 upset in the $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, for 3-year-old trotters, on Thursday (July 4) at Vernon Downs.
Stable Genius tops Philly trotting feature
Stable Genius just missed as the favorite in last week’s top trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but this week, driver Todd McCarthy raced the Muscle Mass gelding on the lead, and the pair combined for a three-quarter-length decision over Chake in Thursday’s (July 4) $15,000 winners-over handicap trot at the southeast Pennsylvania oval.
Athearn sweeps top trots at Plainridge
Harness racing’s newest $10-million man, driver Matty Athearn, kept his momentum going on Thursday (July 4) at Plainridge Park as he scored a hat trick at the lines, including wins in both featured trots.