Lindy On Stage usually races from behind, but a reverse strategy paid big dividends on Monday (June 19) when an early lead turned into his first victory of the year in the featured $17,500 trotting event at Plainridge Park.
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MGM Yonkers Trot elims set, MGM Grand Messenger goes right to the final
Eliminations for the MGM Yonkers Trot — the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown — and Park MGM Pace will take place on Friday night (June 23) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the opening leg of the Pacing Triple Crown; and the New York New York Mile, for 3-year-old filly trotters, didn’t require eliminations and will go straight to their respective finals on June 30.
Repeat winners highlight Gaitway qualifiers
Qualifying was just as good the second time around for five of Monday’s 2-year-olds in action at Gaitway Farm as Blue Pacific, Sweet Gal, Rochester Flash, Swifty Lazar and T C I repeated as winners in their second tries around the training center’s one-mile oval.
NYSS freshman filly pacers to tangle at Buffalo
You have to start somewhere and that somewhere will be at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) as 19 freshman filly pacers kick off their careers in three (approximately $35,000) divisions of the New York Sire Stakes.
Rock Party solid as a rock again in Aces feature trot
Rock Party captured the Sunday night (June 18) feature for the third straight week at Running Aces, posting a very sharp and gutsy performance to hold off all challengers at the wire by a head and equal his career best win time of 1:54.4.
Ranger wins five at Bangor Raceway
Driver Bruce Ranger powered his way to the top of the leaderboard at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (June 18), putting on a clinic which produced five winners from the nine-race program.
Redemption Ranch a big winner at Oak Grove
Redemption Ranch was harness racing’s big winner at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Sunday (June 18),
Camouflage Money upsets in $20,000 co-feature at MGM Northfield Park
Team Schillaci continued their dominance of the Open ranks this weekend, as Camouflage Money made a big four-wide bid around the final turn to win the $20,000 co-featured Open Pace at MGM Northfield Park.
Bond, Heaven Hanover are PA Sire Stakes winners at Pocono
This looks like an extraordinary year for 3-year-old trotting fillies and many misses who will be racing on the Hambletonian Day card — in the Oaks or elsewhere — were on display Sunday night (June 18) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the top level races two $70,649 second preliminary divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for this group.
Im Sir Blake A strong in Oak Grove Open
More aggressive tactics by Atlee Bender for Im Sir Blake A paid off as the Erv Miller trainee coasted to a 1:51.2 victory in the $27,000 co-featured Open Pace on Sunday afternoon (June 18) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.