Hambletonian elimination winner Big Ranger made a big move in the Week 8 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Aug. 5).
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Fifty Rivers flows to victory in Aces feature trot
The Open Handicap trot was among the featured events at Running Aces on Tuesday night (Aug. 4) with a very nice field of seven square-gaiters lining up for battle in the $16,000 contest.
Fitterjake equals track record at Hoosier in INSS
Tying the track record for 2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies in 1:49.2 (My Girl EJ – 2023), Fitterjake driven by Anthony Miller for trainer Aaron Stutzman wired the six-horse field to etch her name in Harrah’s Hoosier Park history in the first of four Indiana Sire Stakes Tuesday night (Aug. 4).
Bartlett bags NYSS double at the Spa
Jason Bartlett swept the pair of $74,500 New York Sire Stakes events for 2-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Aug. 4) at Saratoga Casino Hotel, teaming Marie’s Jet and Rose Run Cowboy to victory in their respective events.
Gigi N Miki game in Pocono feature
On a speed-favoring Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the freshman Always B Miki-Gigi From Fiji filly Gigi N Miki went wire-to-wire in the biggest purse event of the day, a $16,000 event restricted to 2-year-old pacing misses, kicking home in :28 to break her maiden in 1:55.1.
Acushla Machree N, Sweet Hayley Jane A crack 1:50 at Plainridge
It was ladies’ day at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Aug. 4) as the best resident fillies and mares lined up to compete, and the top two classes both produced sub-1:50 miles and career performances for their respective winners.
Banana Beach best in Kentucky Championship opening round
Banana Beach rebounded from a runner-up finish in the Kentucky Sire Stakes final at Oak Grove with a narrow win in the back-half sprint of the opening preliminary of the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 4) at the Red Mile.
Ken Warkentin’s Final Road to the 2026 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian
Hambletonian elimination winners Apex and Big Ranger 1-2 in Ken Warkentin’s final Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian.
Bailey J leads the field in NYSS action at Batavia Wednesday
A single field of eight 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings will go postward for a purse of $110,200 when the New York Sire Stakes reconvenes at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 5.) The race will feature a recent track record holder who will be on hand to try and set another in a field that will offer a lot of competition.
Freshman colts in Maryland Standardbred Fund action at Ocean Downs
The Maryland Standardbred Fund was in action Monday night (Aug. 3) at Ocean Downs as freshman pacing and trotting colts and geldings competed. Three lucrative divisions worth more than $109,000 in purses produced a pair of exciting pacing upsets and a dominant performance from an impressive young trotter.