The GSY (Gural, Settlemoir, Yarrock) Amateur Driving Club has been rebranded to the Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club.
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First win for Long is unconventional in every way
As the second division of the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Drivers Club took to the track on Tuesday (March 28) at Rosecroft, 18-year-old Wyatt Long didn’t even have a drive.
Perfect Twenty dominates in DSBF Late Closer final
Perfect Twenty jogged in the $50,950 DSBF Late Closer final for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday (March 28). Trainer Clifton Green hit the trifecta as his trotters finished first, second and third.
Dan Patch winners headline Jug, Jugette eligibles
The 2022 Dan Patch Award-winning Stockade Seelster and Breeders Crown champion Ammo lead a group of 105 sophomore colts and geldings that remain eligible for this year’s 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug.
Good Bet is a “good bet” in Endurance
The 2022 American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) High Mileage Standardbred, presented by the United States Trotting Association, is Good Bet. The now 14-year-old Bettor’s Delight gelding earned nearly $300,000 on the track but has found his second stride in the endurance world with new owner Lindsay Toms.
MGM Borgata series continues Monday at Yonkers
The fields for the third leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series, coming up at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Monday (April 3), are set. A total of 26 horses were entered, requiring four $50,000 splits.
Page flies high with ‘Jet’
Chris Page got to watch Smoking Jet’s 2022 season from multiple vantage points, but whether he was in the sulky or on the sidelines, Page enjoyed the view. Page, along with Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi, purchased Smoking Jet in March 2022. Last season, the now 6-year-old gelding won 16 of 38 races, earned $245,685, and was named Ohio’s Older Trotter of the Year. He tied for the second-most victories by any trotter in North America.
Ruthless Hanover wins Philadelphia qualifier
One of the speediest pacers anywhere, the Somebeachsomewhere 6-year-old gelding Ruthless Hanover, made his 2023 debut a successful one during Tuesday morning (March 28) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia, going wire-to-wire in 1:52.2 for driver George Napolitano Jr., trainer Tom Cancelliere, and owner John Cancelliere.
Idealsomemagic A and Tattoo Artist quickest in leg two of MGM Borgata Pacing Series
The second leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for free-for-allers was conducted on a rain-soaked and sloppy MGM Yonkers Raceway on Monday night (March 27), and Idealsomemagic A and Tattoo Artist shared top honors on the program by each turning in a 1:51.2 mile in their respective $50,000 tests. The other divisions went to Lochinvar Art A and Jimmy Freight.
She Is Strong wins the DSBF Late Closer Final
She Is Strong was a convincing winner in the $50,950 DSBF “overnight” late closer for 3-year-old filly trotters at Bally’s Dover on Monday (March 27).