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Gabe The Babe and driver Drew Neill grabbed the first gate call and the last, taking the featured Open 1 Handicap Pace Saturday night (July 1) at Northville Downs.

The Tardif Taskforce swept both $15,209 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Cumberland on Saturday (July 1).

Saturday’s (July 1) opening of the 2023 race meet at Goshen Historic Track was a grand display of local Orange County (N.Y.) horsemanship as Goshen, N.Y., resident Jason Bartlett, fresh off his 10,000th driving victory, was victorious four times on the day, while Mark MacDonald and Jordan Stratton each recorded two victories.

Magestic Seas captured the $150,000 Next Generation for 2-year-old filly pacers at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (July 1) in 1:53.2. The morning line favorite, who went off at 2-1, was expertly driven by Ronnie Wrenn Jr. for trainer Brian Brown.

Lougazi ($6.60) got back to his familiar antics at Buffalo Raceway as he used his patented late charge to sweep by the field in the $15,500 Open Trot on Saturday night (July 1) in a seasonal best 1:57.2. He roared past Muskingum to win by three-quarters of a length while Mugshots Bro was third.

David Zuckerman, a 67-year-old lifetime harness racing participant, won the Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) race at Cumberland on Saturday (July 1), which was his first trip back to the winner’s circle in over 40 previous attempts.

Anthony Verruso ignited the heat early with Call Me Thefireman and held his ground through to the finish to take the $5,000 C.K.G. Billings Trot at Goshen Historic Track on Saturday afternoon (July 1).

Ken Middleton, the longtime voice of Woodbine Standardbred racing, has been hospitalized following a serious training accident.

Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured five $16,500 races for Standardbreds of all types on Saturday afternoon (July 1).