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I Choose You (So Surreal – Rodena) and driver Marc St. Louis, Jr were pocket winners in the Northville Downs’ featured $10,800 Mares Open Pace Friday (April 14) night.

Another day, another down-the-road mission completed by Yogi Sheridan as he piloted odds-on choice Cheyenne Ryan Lee to a front-stepping victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 14).

When you’re hot, you’re hot. Right now, driver Jim Morrill Jr. is scalding hot at Buffalo Raceway.

Ruthless Hanover served notice to the national free-for-all pacing class that he may be ready for them right now after winning his seasonal debut, a $20,000 Open handicap Friday (April 14) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, in 1:49.2, the fastest mile in eastern Pennsylvania this season.

The American Horse Council is requesting that all owners participate in their National Impact Study Survey, which will do a special breakout of Standardbreds and harness racing.

Early in his career, it was apparent Fantastic Voyage had some significant ability. As a 2- and 3-year-old, he was always in contention in all legs of the Maryland Sires Stakes program. Even at 4, he won the Maryland Sires Stakes pace for 4- and 5-year-olds.

The Greg Luther Stable enjoyed quite a day on Thursday (April 13) at Miami Valley Raceway. He entered horses, trained by his brother Todd, in the three highest weekly conditions for pacing mares and all three visited the winner’s circle.

Slick-gaited side-wheelers headlined the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (April 13), and the top pair of contests were won by the mother-son tandem of trainer Melissa Beckwith and driver Brett Beckwith.

Trainer Per Engblom captured two of the three co-featured $13,500 events for developing horses on Thursday (April 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, doing so with trotter The American Eagle and pacing mare Idealinfun.