The 20-year-old track record for the fastest ever dead heat on the pace at the distance of a mile at Northville Downs fell on Friday night as Shes Cruising Home and Juxta Cowgirl dead-heated for the win in the featured $9,500 Mares Open Pace in a final clocking of 1:54.4.
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Knight Angel hangs on to win Tioga feature.
Knight Angel (Tyler Miller) captures the featured $12,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Friday (Aug. 11).
J-Mac wins six pack including feature at Vernon
Driver John MacDonald has been on a tear the last two weeks at Vernon Downs. On Friday (Aug. 11) he drove six winners including the $8,500 Open Pace with Syracuse Express ($5.80).
Sister Mary Maude seeks to extend win streak in NYSS at Monticello
When Race Secretary Eric Warner opened the overflowing box for 2-year-old filly trotters, there was no shortage of entries for Monday’s (Aug. 14) stakes races at Monticello, with a total of 42. When he put the card together, he had three divisions of New York Sire Stakes and four Excelsior Series splits.
It’s “D-Day” at Springfield State Fair
It’s “D-Day” at the Illinois State Fair at Springfield for ICF 2-year-old pacers and trotters. The “D” stands for “Decision.” Just who will advance to next week’s ISFCS championships and who won’t.
Essigs in search of first Carl Milstein Memorial with Buzzsaw Russ
An Indiana Sires Stakes champion at two, Buzzsaw Russ will try to continue his recent success with a victory in Saturday’s (Aug. 12) $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park.
Sugar Instead goes four-for-four in Ohio Sires Stakes
Sugar Instead continued to roll through the Ohio Sires Stakes for freshman filly trotters as she won for the fourth time Thursday (Aug. 10) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Sugar Instead took home the first of two $55,000 divisions, while Roxanna captured her second Sires Stakes win in the other division.
Scorecard Dandy, Apple Juice headline Thursday Aces action
Scorecard Dandy captured the feature race of the night at Running Aces on Thursday (Aug. 10), delivering a sharp performance as the 3-5 favorite in the $16,600 Mares Open Handicap Pace.
Maine pacers pop at Topsham
Four $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-old pacers went postward at Topsham Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 9) and Thursday (Aug. 10), with the popular attraction acting as a centerpiece of the week-long agricultural fair.
Ciuffetelli swoops to snag NAADA Summer Final
Tony Ciuffetelli perched Reel Em In in a striking spot to land a decisive blow on his competition and deliver as the even-money favorite in the $15,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Summer Series Final on Thursday night (Aug. 10) at Yonkers Raceway.