George Brennan was 14 when he drove a horse to a paycheck for the first time. The teenager, making his only start of 1981, steered Myron’s Bunny to a fifth-place finish in an amateur race, with the trotter collecting $50 in purse money. Brennan has accumulated — since that initial $50 start — nearly $199.7 million in purses as he prepares for the first Grand Circuit finals of the season Monday (April 24) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
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Stars to shine on Saturday in New Jersey Breeders Maturity at Big M
Some of harness racing’s top 3-year-olds of last season — Treacherous Dragon, Niki Hill, Bythemissal, Fashion Schooner, and Pretender — will begin their 4-year-old campaigns Saturday (April 22) in the first of two weekends of New Jersey Breeders Maturity races for pacers and trotters at The Meadowlands.
Northern Storm tops Greg Luther Racing consignment at onGait.com
Northern Storm p,3,1:49.4, led the Day 1 Greg Luther Racing consignment at onGait.com when she sold on Friday for $53,500 to Jason Brewer of Ohio.
Shenandoah Downs’ $25,000 Blue Ridge and Allegheny Opens set for Saturday
Shenandoah Downs will host its two biggest races of the spring season on Saturday (April 22) — the $25,000 Blue Ridge Open Pace and $25,000 Allegheny Open Trot — in conjunction with an “Up & Coming Drivers Challenge” for reinsmen ages 18-26.
Alagna Armada poised for Oak Grove stakes
I Did It Myway and Boudoir Hanover, top-three finishers in the Breeders Crown in their 3-year-old season, are poised to kick off their 2023 campaigns on a high note in the first round of the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fund series for 4-year-olds, which opens Sunday (April 23) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. Both pacers — two of trainer Tony Alagna’s nine stakes starters on the program — have been named the morning line favorites in their respective $50,000 events.
Leonard’s Legacy game in Preferred victory at Rosecroft
Trae Porter and Leonard’s Legacy ($8.40) were determined to call the shots in Thursday night’s (April 20) $14,000 Preferred Pace at Rosecroft.
Don Fanucci Zet in victorious return in Sweden
Don Fanucci Zet, the winner of the 2021 Elitlopp and an elimination winner in 2022, but disqualified for making a break in the final, is back on track.
Calabrese coasts in NAADA
John Calabrese took the early initiative with his pupil Shoemaker Hanover to score in the North American Amateur Drivers Association’s return to MGM Yonkers Raceway in a $10,000 non-betting event on Thursday night (April 20).
Patrikthepiranha A strikes at Plainridge Park
Making his first start since Jan. 27 but coming off two impressive qualifiers at Northfield Park, Patrikthepiranha A returned to Massachusetts and looked to be in midseason form after winning the $25,000 Winners-Over pacing feature in impressive style at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (April 20).
Im Offngone N on a roll at Miami Valley
Im Offngone N won her second straight Mares Open at Miami Valley on Thursday (April 20), using a strong stretch brush to collar Single Girl and Trick Of The Light in 1:51.2.