Max C. Hempt Memorial-winner Confederate returned to the No. 1 spot in the Week 11 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. Confederate previously was ranked first in Week 6.
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Harris hopes for calm in Peaceful Way
Andrew Harris liked Tandem Hanover when he purchased her as a yearling at last fall’s Standardbred Horse Sale — he wouldn’t have bid $510,000 if he didn’t — and the co-owner/trainer remains high on the female trotter as she prepares for Saturday’s (Aug. 26) C$425,000 Peaceful Way Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
12th edition of Gene Riegle Memorial headlines Greenville finale
Charlie May will face four older pacers in the $35,000 Gene Riegle Memorial Thursday evening (Aug. 24) at the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio.
It was hammer time for Ucanttouchthis in Plainridge feature
An early move turned into a statement win for Ucanttouchthis, who romped in the $22,500 feature pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 21).
Stag Party wins third straight in Harrington Open
Let It Ride Stables, Hutt Racing and West Wins Stable’s Stag Party ($4.40, Corey Callahan) notched his third straight win Monday (Aug. 21) at Harrington Raceway with a 1:53.3 win in the $20,000 Open for pacers.
Darke County Fair to host eight races Wednesday night
On Wednesday evening (Aug. 23), the Darke County Fair will host an overnight card with eight races. Post time will be immediately following the Veteran’s Program at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Stride The Hill captures Aces feature with record-tying effort
Stride The Hill added his name to the Running Aces record books on Sunday with an impressive gate-to-wire score in the $17,600 Open Handicap trot.
Schampus sets race record in German Trotting Derby
Schampus with trainer/driver Josef Franzl won the German Trotting Derby in a new race record at the historic Mariendorf track in Berlin the 128 Deutsches Traber Derby over 1 3-16 mile with a total purse of 265.639 Euro.
Sierra Girl, Paulina Hanover win PASS splits at Pocono
Sierra Girl and Paulina Hanover picked up Pennsylvania Sire Stakes victories in the two-year-old trotting filly class on Sunday (Aug. 20) night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The races comprised the final leg of the Sire Stakes preliminaries before the Pennsylvania finals are held on Saturday, September 2 at Pocono.
Andy Miller scores 10,000th victory; Karl blows the doors off rivals at Red Mile
Driver Andy Miller became the 21st driver in North America to win 10,000 races on Sunday (Aug. 20) at Red Mile. He steered Samwise The Brave to his first career victory in four starts in 1:56.1 in a $15,000 third leg of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for male sophomore trotters. The card in Lexington featured 10 stakes contests on a 13-race card and demonstrated Karl (Yannick Gingras) is another colt to keep an eye on moving forward after a dominating performance in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes third round action in his second start.