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Hambo Notebook: Winner’s Bet, Ghostly Casper overcome tough trips to make final
After taking the long way home from post 10 in his Hambletonian Stakes elimination last week, Winner’s Bet will attempt to cash in on a more advantageous starting spot in Saturday’s $1 million final at The Meadowlands. Ben Baillargeon gets the feeling that if it weren’t for bad luck, Ghostly Casper might not have any luck at all.
Monticello to host NYSS 3-year-old filly trotters
The New York Sire Stakes season at Momticello has just three legs remaining. On Monday (Aug. 7), the 3-year-old trotting fillies roll into town with two splits of the NYSS worth $119,500 and two dashes of $20,000 Excelsior stakes.
Difference in age and experience, same goal for Alagna and Stoebe Saturday
At age 51, trainer Tony Alagna has run his own stable for 14 years, while 35-year-old Annie Stoebe opened her small operation just two years ago. Despite their difference in age and experience, the two are both pursuing the same goal Saturday, a win in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands. Alagna enters the fray with elimination winner Heart On Fire and Mambacita, while Stoebe goes with Instagram Model, a Hambo Day winner last year in the Jim Doherty Memorial.
Maine trotters to invade Cumberland
Pine Tree State-bred and sired trotters will make their final appearance at Cumberland on Saturday (Aug. 5) before the series starts its summer-long tour of Maine’s pari-mutuel fair circuit.
Upcoming weekend at Cumberland is richest ever
Saturday’s (Aug. 5) $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational headlines the richest overnight race program in the history of First Tracks Cumberland. Coupled with nine additional $10,000 Pop-Ups, the total non-stakes race purses equal $115,000, the most ever for an overnight card. Add in four Maine Sire Stakes events and the total purses for the day exceed $175,000.
Spotlight turns to Springfield State Fair
With Hawthorne’s summer downstate meeting in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead at the upcoming Illinois State Fair at Springfield session that gets underway next Thursday (Aug. 10).
Ex Why Zee was letter perfect at Aces Thursday
The Thursday night (Aug. 4) program at Running Aces was loaded with Minnesota-sired freshman and sophomore pacing events and the evening saw several standout performances.
Freshman fillies in Ohio State Fair action at Scioto Downs
Two-year-old fillies took the stage Thursday (Aug. 3) at Eldorado Scioto Downs in Ohio State Fair action. Iam Independent took the $54,500 first division for trotters, tying the 1:55.1 track record.
Schwartz sweeps NAADA trots
Alan Schwartz carved his path to the winner’s circle in both $10,000 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association trots at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Aug. 3).