€310,000 was the top price at the Prix d’Amerique-sale held over two days in France. The 4-year-old trotter Knockonwood, sired by Ready Cash was entered by trainer Phillippe Allaire and was sold to the Ecurie du Mont Joly.
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Beckwith, Buckeye split Big M six pack
It was just four days ago that driver Brett Beckwith celebrated a birthday that allows him to walk into a bar and order a drink. For Hall of Fame pilot Dave Miller, that birthday was long ago.
Marco Beach powers to Open win at Rosecroft
Marco Beach and Eric Davis spent many a night in the Fall meet cutting big miles against Rosecroft’s best in the $12,000 Open I handicap from outside post positions.
Brett Beckwith bags five wins at Batavia Thursday
Brett Beckwith, who ended the 2023 season as the seventh winningest driver in North America, is rolling again in 2024 and strutted his stuff at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 25) by winning five races on the card. “Brett The Jet” won with Why Tomorrow Ray (1:56.1, $2.80), Rosey Time (1:56.3, $4.40), One Night Fury (2:02.1, $9.40), Rock A Honey (1:58, $25.80) and Silver Buckeye (2:04, $6.40). Beckwith also scored three seconds and two thirds during the card, giving him a .524 UDR for the session.
Sprocket soars to victory in feature at Bally’s Dover
Sprocket “ The Rocket” soared to victory in the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Jan. 25) night over an off racing surface.
C$200,000 Prix d’Ete returning to Hippodrome 3R
The Quebec Jockey Club is proud to announce that their signature race, the Prix d’Ete, will return at the Hippodrome 3R for the 2024 race season with a purse of C$200,000 for 4-year-old pacers plus a C$50,000 consolation race if 14 or more horses enter.
Louis headlines Joe Lighthill at Cal Expo
Louis will be seeking the hat trick when he heads the cast for Friday night’s (Jan. 26) featured $12,500 Joe Lighthill Free-For-All Trot at Cal Expo.
$700,000 in Virginia Certified Residency Program Award monies distributed from 2023 Standardbred races
The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced that $700,000 in Certified bonus monies for foals of 2020 and 2021 will be distributed from races held in 2023 — a total of $300,000 for the 2020 crop, from 33 individual awards, and $400,000 for the 2021 crop, from 51 individual awards.
Field set for Prix d’Amerique
The field for the Prix d’Amerique, to be raced at Vincennes, Paris, France, Sunday (Jan. 28) at 10:20 a.m. (EST) is ready.
Plymouth Township votes down Northville Downs proposal
According to a story on Hometownlife.com, Plymouth Township officials pulled the plug Tuesday on Northville Downs’ proposal to build a new harness racing facility.