A winner of over $1.7 million lifetime, Jimmy Freight made his Rosecroft debut a winning one, scoring in the $12,000 Open on Thursday (Nov. 30) in 1:52.3.
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Faraldo fires in NAADA Winter Special
Joe Faraldo launched a late-stretch assault off cover with Turbochargedpete to grab victory in the $13,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Winter Special at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Nov. 30).
I Did It Myway dominant in Dover feature
I Did It Myway ($2.10) was a wire-to-wire winner in Thursday’s (Nov. 30) $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Beckwith stars as Plainridge Park closes out meet
Driver Brett Beckwith was the star of Thursday’s (Nov. 30) meet-concluding card at Plainridge Park by winning the feature race and reaching milestones for both himself and one of his mounts.
Gaitway Guy strong in DSBF pacing prelim
Gaitway Guy ($2.10) maintained the top spot among Delaware-sired 3-year-old male pacers with a 1:55 win in his $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series on Thursday (Nov. 30) at Bally’s Dover. Marshal Dillon ($11.00) captured the other split in 1:56.
Why Not Now brings $502,000 at onGait.com
Progress Pace winner Why Not Now p,3,1:48.2f-’23 ($706,880) sold to Greg Luther of Ohio for $502,000 on Thursday at onGait.com.
USTA District 8A meeting recap
On Wednesday (Nov. 29), Chairperson Joe Faraldo and Directors Joe Frasure, Mike Kimelman, Bob Miecuna, and Jordan Stratton hosted the annual USTA District 8A meeting at Yonkers Raceway.
Northbrook Ron heads Cal Expo Open Pace
Northbrook Ron, who lost a heartbreaker in last week’s top dance, looms the one to beat in Friday night’s (Dec. 1) featured Open Pace at Cal Expo.
Young guns aiming for glory at Big M
The Meadowlands big-stakes season ended last Saturday (Nov. 25) on Fall Final Four/FanDuel Championships Night, yet with winter about to place its chilly grip on the Northeast, The Big M will now shift into cold-weather mode, which means racing at the mile oval will continue to be the best in North America, albeit with some new faces trying to make their mark in the driver colony as some of the superstar pilots take some well-deserved time off.
Trainer ready for second Big M visit, more than a decade after first
It’s been 13 years since Stacey McLenaghan made her first — and to this day only — training start at The Meadowlands, but she remembers it well. Not so much for the outcome, but the horse involved.