Harness racing horsemen have long realized that their love of labor can at times be a roller coaster ride. The ups and downs can fluctuate from year-to-year, sometimes drastically, as it did for Illinois trainer Curt Grummel.
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Top 4-year-olds nominated to C$200,000 Prix d’Ete
After the March 15 deadline (plus a week for the mail), a total of 21 4-year-old pacers have been nominated to compete in the C$200,000 Prix d’Ete Grand Circuit event at the Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
Favorites clean up in round three of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series
Desperate Man improved to three-for-three while Linedrive Hanover and Dunkin’ both collected their second victories in the prelims in a trio of $50,000 divisions of the third leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 1) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
He’zzz A Wise Sky dominates in Oak Grove Open
Sent off as the 2-5 choice, Brandon Bates placed He’zzz A Wise Sky on the point and the chalk coasted to a 1:51.1 victory in the $30,000 Open Pace on opening day at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (April 1).
More Game Of Claims Series action contested Monday at Pocono
The first day of April at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was headed by six $9,000 divisions of the first preliminary of the Game Of Claims Series for pacers base-tagged at $10,000.
Carson Conrad takes USHDC event at Oak Grove
The United States Harness Drivers Club, formerly known as the FADC, kicked off its 2024 season at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming and 19-year-old Carson Conrad drove the 4-year-old gelding Business Check (Check Six) to a handy victory in 1:54.3.
No reason for despair with this ‘Man’
Desperate Man is tenacious when it comes to racing on half-mile racetracks. A 6-year-old gelding, Desperate Man has opened his 2024 campaign by going 2-for-2 in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for older male pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Those two wins around The Hilltop’s half-mile oval give him 11 victories in 16 career starts on half-mile tracks. He’s missed the board just once.
Minore upsets AHDC at Freehold
Paul Minore protected pylon position with Pilsner Frosty and kept his competition to his back to take the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (March 30).
Red Right Hand righteous in Big M feature
Returning to the scene of his determined score three weeks ago in his seasonal debut, the Nancy Takter-trained Red Right Hand notched his second straight win at The Meadowlands Saturday (March 30) night in a 2024 track-fastest-mile time of 1:49.1.
Power And Grace dominates at Buffalo again
Power And Grace showed she is still the dominating damsel at Buffalo Raceway as for the second time in three weeks she beat the boys in the $14,000 Open Trot on Saturday night (March 30).