Baroness Hill cemented her status as a filly to watch in the Ontario Sires Stakes this season with an impressive gate-to-wire victory in the first of two C$101,300 OSS Gold divisions for 3-year-old trotting fillies Tuesday night (June 13) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Diamondsnpearls lowers Oak Grove track record in Kentucky Sire Stakes
Driver Dexter Dunn launched Nancy Takter trainee Diamondsnpearls to the fore and fired a track-record mile in the lone $25,000 division of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday (June 13) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Killer Stripes remains unbeaten at Harrington
Harrington, DE – Andrew Stafford, Thomas Ireland and Bonnie Benson’s Killer Stripes ($3.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest of two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 3-year-old pacing filly winners Tuesday (June 13) at Harrington Raceway and remained unbeaten in her young career.
Out To Get Lucky trips to season’s mark at Plainridge
Plainville, MA — After hitting the board in three consecutive starts, Out To Get Lucky claimed his first win of the year in the $15,000 feature pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (June 13).
Mark Akins has a big day Tuesday at Pocono
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Owner and trainer Mark Akins last Tuesday claimed both Nasey and Crazycat out of the top-level claiming handicap trots at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, then got immediate returns as he teamed with regular driver Simon Allard to win both of the $15,500 top trots at the northeast Pennsylvania track on Tuesday (June 13) afternoon.
Maine Sire Stakes opens at Bangor Wednesday
Two full fields of eight 3-year-old pacers highlight the first round of Maine Sire Stakes action at Bangor on Wednesday (June 14), which marks the start of the 18-week season of New England’s premier harness racing showcase.
Wide-open Pepsi North America Cup post positions set
The field and post positions are set for this Saturday’s (June 17) 40th Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The post position draw for the C$1 million pacing classic took place on Tuesday afternoon at Mohawk. Elimination winners Christchurch, Confederate, Fulton and It’s My Show earned their respective connections the right to secure a post between two and five in the final after their victories on June 10.
Many 2-year-olds show great promise at Philadelphia
Hundred Dollar Man, a pacing colt from the first crop of sire Lather Up, paced in 1:55 for driver Montrell Teague, the regular pilot of Lather Up, and trainer/owner Brenda Teague during the Tuesday morning (June 13) 2-year-old qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
It’s My Show tops Week 1 edition of Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Three-year-old male pacer It’s My Show, undefeated in five races this year and a finalist in Saturday’s C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup, tops the Week 1 edition of the 2023 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
Another six winners for Ron Burke in 2-year-old races at Gaitway Farm
None of Ron Burke’s six winners from last week’s opening round of qualifiers for 2-year-olds at Gaitway Farm were in action again this week but that didn’t prevent the trainer from having six more winners Monday (June 12) at the central New Jersey training center. Burke’s winners were male pacers Dancin Champion and Dream Bird, male trotters Craigieburn and Classic Landing, female pacer Monsoon, and female trotter Cahira Hanover. Dancin Champion, Craigieburn, and Monsoon were making their debuts.