It was ladies first at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 26) as Gracious Triumph ($4.80) was a ‘gracious’ winner against the gentlemen. The 5-year-old mare defeated the boys in the featured $9,200 trot in a seasonal best 1:59.1. She beat Bridge Works by 2-1/2 lengths while Red Hot Sun was third.
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Absolute Power, Golden Quest N top Philadelphia features
The highest-quality distaff pacers at Harrah’s Philadelphia took their turns in the spotlight during Friday afternoon’s (April 26) card.
Shenandoah Downs to host Virginia Certified races Saturday
Shenandoah Downs enter its fourth weekend of the spring harness meet in Woodstock with a pair of 12-race cards on Saturday and Sunday at 1:05 p.m. A four-pack of $25,000 Virginia Certified events in the track’s Mountain Racing Series for 4- and 5-year-olds — carded as races one, two, 11 and 12 — will highlight action Saturday.
Schwartz, Calabrese collect NAADA trots
John Calabrese made a winning brush to the backside and Alan Schwartz peddled down the road to take their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association Spring Series on Thursday night (April 25) at Yonkers Raceway.
Bost watches ‘Daisy’ continue to grow
Emily Bost was in college and knew nothing about harness racing when she answered a newspaper help-wanted ad for a racehorse caretaker at Pocono Downs. Bost, who had previous experience with horses thanks to her years as a competitive rider, fell in love with the Standardbreds. Two decades later, Bost is in her sixth year as a trainer and will head to Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Saturday seeking the most lucrative win of her career when she sends Big City Daisy behind the gate in the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series final for 3-year-old female pacers. Bost took care of the filly’s mom, Big City Betty, in the three years prior to getting her trainer’s license, making the moment even more significant.
Benjamin Hanover sets 1:51.2 Philly record
Benjamin Hanover put his name in the Harrah’s Philadelphia track record books on Thursday (April 25) with a 1:51.2 score, knocking three-fifths of a second from the local divisional standard for 4-year-old trotting geldings held by Scirocco Rob since 2019.
Enola scores second straight win at Plainridge
Coming off a winning effort that yielded a lifetime mark last week, Enola bounced right back and lowered her standard again in the $16,000 featured trot on Thursday (Apr. 25) at Plainridge Park.
Motto to test Maine’s top trotters at Cumberland
Motto, a 5-year-old gelding by Creatine, has spent most of his racing career battling the better trotters in the Buckeye State.
OHHA: Ohio harness racing continues to be a good investment
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association today issued a press release titled “Ohio harness racing continues to be a good investment.”
Cal Expo cards Alan Horowitz Pace
The $30,000 Alan Horowitz DHA Free-for-All Pace headlines the Friday night (April 26) action at Cal Expo, with Handsome Harvey and Allmyx’sliventexas heading the cast.