Knight On Ice melted the hearts of the chalk players at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (July 14) as he lit up the board with a $100.50 victory in a $8,200 pace.
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Meadowlands Pace Notebook: Pelling, Tetrick look to add to resumes with Confederate
Brett Pelling and Tim Tetrick will race morning-line favorite Confederate in Saturday’s $668,000 Meadowlands Pace, with Pelling looking to extend his record for training wins in the Meadowlands Racetrack’s signature event for 3-year-old pacers to five and Tetrick looking to move within one victory of John Campbell’s driving record of seven.
Top pacers to clash at Cumberland
Saturday’s (July 15) $6,000 featured pace at Cumberland looks to be a clash of the region’s top pacers fighting against one another, with the successful perpetrator looking for a summons to the $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational Pace on Aug. 5.
Bell seeks Pace glory with El Rey
Since its inception in 1977, the Meadowlands Pace has been regarded as one of, if not the most important, Grand Circuit stake for the 3-year-old colt pacers and a difference maker for a horse that is a potential stallion prospect.
Tritton hopes to make more history in Pace
Lauren Tritton is at it again. After making history as the first female driver to not only race in, but win, the Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park in June, on Saturday she will become the first woman to drive in a Meadowlands Pace final. Lauren reached the final of the Meadowlands’ signature race by driving Its A Me Mario, trained by her husband Shane, to a third-place finish behind Cannibal and Voukefalas in the first of last week’s two eliminations.
Illinois filly champion looking marvelous
You wouldn’t expect a 2-year-old state-bred champion trotting filly to start her sophomore season taking on colts and geldings and some much older, however that’s what Marvelous Mystery has been up against. Nevertheless, the gifted filly will carry a two-race winning streak into Friday’s (July 14) feature at Springfield.
NYSS freshman trotters invade Tioga on Sunday
Tioga Downs welcomes three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies as well as two divisions for the 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Sunday (July 16).
Lady Angel posts career best mile in Aces Thursday feature
Lady Angel (JK Endofanera) delivered the performance of her career to capture the featured $18,500 Mares Open Handicap Pace on Thursday night (July 13) at Running Aces.
Track record for Blank Cheek at Hughesville (Pa.) fair
There was little luck with the 2-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes racing on Wednesday at the Lycoming County Fair, in Hughesville, Pa., but the 3-year-olds put on a great show Thursday, headed by the all-age track record pacing mile of 1:56.1 turned in by the filly Blank Cheek in an “A” division of a Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes event.
Huntsville geldings sweep NYSS at Yonkers
The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) circuit was back at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (July 13) with a trio of divisions for sophomore male pacers, and all three were won by gelded sons of Huntsville.