Muskingum has been sharp the past two weeks so the big jump in class to the $14,000 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (April 14) didn’t phase her one bit.
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Budding sophomore stars repeat in Weiss Series action
Sophomore pacers, ten $20,000 divisions strong, battled in the second preliminary round of the Bobby Weiss Series on Saturday afternoon (April 13) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Woogen kicks off USHDC season with Shenandoah win
Harness racing’s United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC), hosted by Shenandoah Downs, held its first event of the season on Saturday (April 13) and Dr. Scott Woogen was in the winner’s circle after piloting the nine-year-old gelding Baltimore Jack N (Auckland Reactor N) to a 1:56.1 win.
Cal Expo cards Kirk Breed, Sire Stakes
Blinded By Delight, a sparkling winner of last week’s Distaff Open, attempts a curtain call in Sunday’s (April 13) $12,500 Kirk Breed FFA for pacing fillies and mares, while Bin A Mystery looks to continue his winning ways in the $20,000 California Sires Stakes for 4-year-old pacing males.
Girouard, Shults, and Slendorn victorious in MADC races at the Big M
With the wind once again playing a factor on the Friday night (April 12) card in north Jersey, on or near the lead was where the track bias was playing. Well, that was true for the pro races but not in two of the three MADC events.
‘Rocket’, ‘Paige’ complete TrackMaster sweeps at Big M
On a Friday night (April 12) at The Meadowlands that required a lot of hat-holding, where wind gusts surged as high as 33 miles an hour, Just A Rocket Man and Paige Perfect completed three-race sweeps of their respective TrackMaster Series for pacers.
Lit De Rose earns millionaire status with Matchmaker Series victory
Lit De Rose became the sport’s newest millionaire when she captured her $40,000 division of the final preliminary leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway on Friday (April 12) night for trainer-driver Patrick Lachance.
Harrah’s Philly opens for 2024 Racing Season
The trotters and pacers returned for 2024 pari-mutuel racing on Friday (April 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the track condition for the opener of Philly’s nineteenth season going from “sloppy” to “good” to “fast” as the track dried out after a morning rainstorm.
Veteran Trotters Score In Buffalo Co-Features
A pair of veteran trotters notched their first victories of the season in the co-featured $9,000 events at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 12) as Lougazi posted a popular $2.50 score in the opening division while Con Air Hall pulled a $27.80 stunner in the other bracket.
Robust cards for Cumberland opening weekend
When Race Secretary Rob Pennington and his assistant Andrew Topham opened the ‘virtual’ box for Cumberland’s opening weekend, they were pleased to find 160 horses had been dropped in for the double draw for Saturday and Sunday (April 13 and 14).