Driver Simon Allard won three of the five $20,000 first-round preliminaries in the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday afternoon (April 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while in the two parallel events for trotters driver Tyler Buter piloted both winners home first.
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Cumberland qualifiers loaded with talent
Eleven qualifying races are in the books as the upcoming Spring meet at Cumberland is taking shape. From a host of 3-year-olds to 14-year-old Putnams Storm, there were over 60 horses participating which represented nearly every class that the Southern Maine oval has to offer.
Elitlopp trotters victorious in Sweden and France
Sweden’s San Moteur and the winner of the 2022 Elitlopp, Etonnant of France, were both victorious this weekend.
Cal Expo cards pair of Sire Stakes Sunday
A pair of $20,000 Sire Stakes for the 4-year-olds highlight the Sunday (April 9) Cal Expo program, with Divine Art and Give Me This Dance renewing their rivalry among the distaffers while Worthy Opponent and JP Jetty are the major players in the male division.
Sugar Dance waltzes by in Northville Downs Open
Northville Downs celebrated its opening night on Friday (April 7) with a large crowd and an exciting finish to the night’s featured race.
Tetrick tallies four at Big M
The big man on campus Friday night (April 7) at The Meadowlands was Tim Tetrick, as the 41-year-old Hall of Fame driver recorded four victories on the 14-race card.
Drama Act returns to winning ways in Blue Chip Matchmaker Series
Defending Blue Chip Matchmaker Series champion Drama Act regained winning form after finding a division without Amazing Dream N to beat in one of three $40,000 splits of the fourth leg on Friday night (April 7) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. With George Brennan in the bike, Drama Act scored her fifth victory in eight 2023 starts with a 1:53 mile.
Longshots score in MADC action on Friday
With clear skies, a fast track and beautiful 49-degree temperature to start the night, the MADC club pacers took center stage for three races on the Friday night (April 7) Meadowlands card to start out the April month. All three races didn’t disappoint as none of the favorites won any of these events. The winners paid $16.20, $52.40 and $51.80.
Stillwell Eviscerates Competition In AHDC Pace
Jacob Stillwell put a demolition job on his peers in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace on Friday afternoon (April 7) at Freehold Raceway to win by a wide margin.
Castyourcrown Completes Task At Buffalo
After two straight second place finishes in the Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway, Castyourcrown ($8.70) finally got the job done on Friday afternoon (April 7) to earn the lion’s share of the $15,000 purse with a 1-1/4 length decision over Good Boy in a seasonal best 1:58.4 over the fast track.