The 2023 Buffalo Raceway live harness racing season comes to a close on Saturday (July 22) so you’d expect things to be slowing down. It’s quite the opposite. On Wednesday (July 19), the New York Sire Stakes makes its final journey to the Hamburg half-mile oval with the sophomore colts and geldings along with the filly trotters competing in a unique doubleheader of sorts.
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American Dreamer breaks speed barrier at Running Aces
The featured events on the Sunday night (July 16) harness racing program at Running Aces included two $22,500 eliminations for the 2023 Dan Patch FFA Pace and they did not disappoint, providing thrills and chills to racing fans with big performances on the track.
Illegal makes it two straight in Buckeye Stallion Series
The second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-olds kicked off Sunday (July 16) at MGM Northfield Park with six divisions for freshman filly pacers. Illegal was the only first leg winner to repeat as she captured the final division.
Rose Run Yanae three-peats in Ohio Sires Stakes
Rose Run Yanae won for the third time in Ohio Sires Stakes action as she captured the first $55,000 division for 3-year-old trotting fillies Sunday (July 16) at MGM Northfield Park.
Lyons Legend and Geocentric repeat in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes
Both Lyons Legend and Geocentric notched their second straight Pennsylvania Sire Stakes wins among the four divisions of the $168,864 second prelim PaSS event for 2-year-old fillies. Both the repeaters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Sunday were guided by Tim Tetrick.
Hierro Boko is Europe’s fastest trotter in 2023
The 9-year-old Swedish gelding Hierro Boko, with Santttu Raitala in the bike and trained by Hannu Korpi, won the St Michels Race at the Mikkeli track in Finland in 1:49.4f, which is the fastest time in Europe this year.
Speedy Dominic A rolls in $20,000 featured event at MGM Northfield Park
Speedy Dominic A had been knocking on the door against Open company over the past couple of weeks, and on Sunday (July 16) he upset rivals closing from off the pace to win the $20,000 featured event for pacers at MGM Northfield Park.
NYSS freshman trotters shine at Tioga
Tioga Downs welcomed two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings as well as three divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday (July 16).
Stillwell stuns in AHDC upset
Jacob Stillwell sustained speed from H T Three to land a 13-1 score in the lone $9,900 American Harness Drivers Club Pace, one of three AHDC events on the Sunday afternoon (July 16) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Tetrick-Campbell combo takes Philadelphia features
Take All Comers reversed the decision of the last Open Trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia, sitting in the pocket behind his previous conqueror Lexus Kody and then catching that one up the inside to win Sunday afternoon’s (July 16) $20,000 Open Handicap Trot in 1:53.3 over a sloppy track.