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Resolve To Win, Swedish Starlet N take Plainridge Opens
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events were featured at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 28)
Trainer George Ducharme sweeps Pocono trot tri-features
Trainer George Ducharme, long known for his prowess with trotting horses, swept the three features for diagonally-gaited horses on Tuesday (July 27) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohawk Pennsylvania, where a constant soaking of rain rendering the sloppy track three seconds off for most of the card, including all the headliners.
Allegiant scores commanding victory at Jägersro
Allegiant, driven by Örjan Kihlström, went off as the heavy favorite in the Åbergs Memorial at Jägersro Racetrack in Sweden and scored a commanding victory in 1:49.2f — a new track and race record.
Go Dog Go returns a winner in Red Mile KYSS kickoff
Odds-on favorite Go Dog Go perched behind tempo-setter Gimpanzee Dancer and pounced in the stretch for a simple 1:50.3 victory in the opening round of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for 4-year-old trotting males on Tuesday (July 28) at The Red Mile.
Primacy Station sets Monticello track record for 2YO males
The lone division of the $108,300 New York Sire Stakes for freshman pacing colts & geldings saw Primacy Station establish a new Monticello Raceway track record of 1:53.4 for 2-year-old colts & geldings on Monday (July 27).
NYSS returns to Batavia Wednesday with 3-year-old trotting fillies
A single field of seven of the best Empire State-bred sophomore trotting fillies will line up for a bounty of $119,700 when the New York Sire Stakes makes its second stop at Batavia Downs on Wednesday, July 29.
Åke Svanstedt buys three yearlings at a European auction
At Monday’s (July 28) Copenhagen Yearling Sale, Åke Svanstedt bought three yearlings, all of which will be flown to the United States.
Lifetime marks taken in top classes at Plainridge Park
Conditions were perfect for speed at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 27) afternoon and the participants of some of the feature races put in career efforts to claim their victories.
Mr Mouton triumphs in Monday Pocono feature
Rain came in early on the Monday (July 27) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with a “fast” track being downgraded to “sloppy,” and when the rain left the surface was regraded to first “good” and then again “fast.”