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Tioga Downs will play host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday (Aug. 20).

Eight of the 13 races carded Saturday night (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park are for freshmen as three Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for pacing colts and geldings go postward alongside C$30,000 eliminations for the C$640,000 William Wellwood and C$400,000 Peaceful Way.

The unpredictable weather again played havoc with the Illinois State Fair meeting and its ISFCS championships, forcing a cancelation of Thursday’s (Aug. 17) program.

E L Titan 2,1:53.4; 4,1:51.2f ($702,473) has been sold to Haras des Trotteurs in Victoria, Australia.

The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series made stops at both the Miami County Fair in Troy, Ohio and the Henry County Fair in Napoleon, Ohio this week.

While not done in a deliberate fashion, Thursday’s (Aug. 17) Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes program of 18 separate champions on a single day is most likely the most in the long history of the Illinois State Fair.

The 2-year-old trotting fillies opened the evening at Ocean Downs with an early non-wagering Maryland Sire Stakes event on Wednesday (Aug. 16).

The 5-year-old Swedish trotter Francesco Zet, trained by Daniel Redén and with Ôrjan Kihlström in the bike, won for the 17th time in a row Wednesday night (Aug. 16) at Solvalla.

Batavia, NY — The 3-year-old filly pacing division of the $114,000 New York Sire Stakes put on quite a performance at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Aug. 16) and the star of the show was Rec Time (Huntsville-Ms. Malicious) who stalked a torrid early pace before setting a new track record in victory.