Island Of The Sea was recovering from an injury when trainer Eric Ell bought the unraced pacer as a 2-year-old in May 2019. He was told that Island Of The Sea needed time but would make a nice horse if Ell did right by him. So, Ell, who is best known for his work with Dan Patch Award-winning millionaire trotter JL Cruze, took a shot.
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Kakaley wins five during Pocono qualifiers
Matt Kakaley, the winningest driver at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania last year and already atop this year’s standings with 12 triumphs in the first four cards, kept the hot hands during Wednesday morning’s marathon 15-race qualifying session, winning five times, including the two quickest outings with horses sent out by the 2023 meet’s leading trainer, Travis Alexander.
5 in Front: Chantal Mitchell
Twice monthly until April, a familiar Woodbine Mohawk Park horse person will step into the spotlight to answer a handful of fun, offbeat questions, while giving readers a unique perspective into their personality on and off the racetrack.
$500,000 in Virginia certified bonus monies awarded in 2022
The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced $500,000 in Virginia certified bonus awards were distributed among 67 2- and 3-year-old horses that qualified for the residency program in 2022.
Foster’s hustle pays off at Rosecroft
Russell Foster drove on the Dover card Tuesday (Feb. 28), including a second place finish with Northern Express in the Open Trot. He then hightailed it 98 miles to Rosecroft to drive Richard Hans’ star trotter Yall Beneath Me in the $14,000 Open Trot at Rosecroft. That hustle paid off as the son of Googoo Gaagaa looked awesome in a 1:53.4 mile for the victory.
Muscle Dynasty repeats in Dover Open
Muscle Dynasty made it back to back wins in the Open Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Feb. 28). The win lowered his lifetime best for the second consecutive week.
Standardbred demo times for Horse World Expo
Demonstration times and locations have been announced for the Standardbred presence at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo in Harrisburg, Pa., March 2–5.
Mother Nature causes premature end to Monday’s card at Yonkers
Due to continuing heavy snowfall and deteriorating track conditions, Yonkers Raceway was forced to cancel races nine, ten, and 11 on Monday night’s (Feb. 27) program.
A break was no bust for Buzz at Batavia
Monday (Feb. 27) was the final day of racing for the Batavia Downs winter meet with the card starting out clear and ending in a snow globe. The day’s $13,000 featured Open I trot was contested amidst the flying flakes where race winner Buzz (Mike Baumeister) overcame more than just the weather to claim victory.
Slot owners revealed for 2023 Mohawk Million
Woodbine Entertainment today announced the fourth edition of the Mohawk Million will officially be held on Saturday (Sept. 23) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.