Stepping up to the Open ranks for the second week in a row, Swan Fine Lady turned a perfect trip into a victory for her connections in the Sunday (July 30) co-featured $20,000 event at MGM Northfield Park.
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Sheridan, Beltrami bag Pocono AHDC trots
Yogi Sheridan and Tony Beltrami capitalized off ground-saving trips to take their respective $11,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (July 30).
Stewardoftheland wins feature at Tioga
Stewardoftheland (Jim Taggart Jr.) captured the $11,500 featured pace on Sunday (July 30) at Tioga Downs.
Amigo Volo picks up first win of season in Pocono featured trot
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Decorated trotter Amigo Volo made his way into the win column for the first time in 2023 on Sunday night (July 30), scoring in the featured condition trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race was for non-winners of $20,000 in the last four starts and carried a purse of $16,500.
Merriman doubles up in Ohio Sires Stakes
Aaron Merriman won the first two of three $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes divisions for freshman pacing colts Saturday night (July 29) at Eldorado Scioto Downs as all three division winners established new lifetime marks.
Grace Hill, Charlie May take Scioto Invitationals
The Eldorado Scioto Downs track keeps producing speed, with two more track records broken Saturday (July 29), including the one for older pacing mares in the $100,000 Cleopatra Invitational, which Grace Hill won by a nose in 1:48.4.
‘Sylvia’ super in Geers at Big M
It appeared all hope was lost, but once again, the great Sylvia Hanover overcame adversity to win a 12th straight start Saturday night (July 29), scoring in one of two divisions of the Geers Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies at the Meadowlands. Purses in excess of $30,000 were offered on the four Geers events on the card.
Burke locked, loaded off sweep of Hambletonian elims
Just six years ago, Ron Burke nearly had his first Hambletonian victory before What The Hill suffered the only disqualification of a first-place finisher in the race’s history. He and Yannick Gingras, also still chasing a win in the American classic, exited Saturday night (July 29) at the Meadowlands primed and ripe for revenge after sweeping the pair of $100,000 Hambletonian eliminations.
Walner Payton, Heart On Fire crush favorites in Oaks elims
Walner Payton and driver Dexter Dunn made a strong move to take the lead and never relinquished control to win the first $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks elimination in 1:51.4 on Saturday night (July 29) at the Meadowlands, and a shocking 36-1 upset performance by Heart On Fire, handled by Todd McCarthy, was the highlight of the second Oaks elimination.