After leading every step of the way, Odds On Blockchain held off two fast finishing foes to win the $25,000 Winners-Over Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 28).
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Allegiant shows class at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 26), Red Mile hosted one $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes, two $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and three $15,000 divisions of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman filly trotters.
Itsrockandroll A wins fourth straight
Elizabeth and Bret Brittingham’s Itsrockandroll A ($9.60, Allan Davis) scored his fourth straight win in 1:53.3 in the featured $20,000 Open Monday (Aug. 28) at Harrington Raceway.
Maine’s Windsor Fair is off and trotting
On Sunday’s (Aug. 27) opening day of the historic Windsor Fair, a quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for trotters set the stage for a full week of New England harness racing action.
Wellwood champion T C I leads talented fields in PaSS finals at Pocono
T C I, fresh off his win in this past weekend’s William Wellwood Memorial in Canada, drew post five in a field of eight for Saturday’s $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for 2-year-old male trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Lovin On You sweeps field at Aces again
The claiming races do not produce story headlines on a regular basis at most harness racing tracks, but one of the top performances of the night on Sunday (Aug. 27) at Running Aces came in such a contest.
Sunny Du Quoin State Fair meet opens Monday
Trainers driving their horses to the Du Quoin State Fair Monday morning (Aug. 28) with the truck radio on got the good news from the weatherman: “It’s sunny and clear today.”
Miller and Joyce pick up wins in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series visited both the Defiance County Fair in Hicksville, Ohio (Wednesday, Aug. 23) and the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio (Thursday, Aug. 24) this past week.
International Trot contender Get A Wish wins in 1:52.4f
The 5-year-old trotter Get A Wish (sired by Wishing Stone), who will represent Denmark in the upcoming International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Sept. 9, won in impressive style in 1:52.4f Sunday afternoon (Aug. 27) at Charlottenlund in Copenhagen.
Burke doubles up in Sunday features at MGM Northfield Park
MGM Northfield Park returned to racing action on Saturday (Aug. 26) following a track resurfacing project. On Sunday (Aug. 27), the sport’s leading trainer, Ron Burke, conditioned two of racing’s finest to victories in the $22,000 featured events.