Racing at Shenandoah Downs took on a whole new look this past weekend. The Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountain ranges still surround the charming half-mile oval in Woodstock, Va., and a dozen or so races still take place every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Fans, both on track and off, witnessed a big gray horse and young lady atop it, though, observing pre-race and in-race action from the infield.
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Longshots prevail in Monticello NAADA splits
Andrew Adamczyk and Alan Schwartz led pillar to post in their respective $7,500 divisions for the North American Amateur Driving Association trots to score at double-digit payoffs on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27) at Monticello Raceway.
Newsroom headlines Friday freshman Bluegrass blitz
Trainer Joe Holloway returns to The Red Mile with another promising pacing prospect on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29): the Always B Miki colt Newsroom, who will try to raise his unbeaten streak to seven in the third of four divisions for the $348,000 Bluegrass for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Rookie owner and trotter head to Bluegrass Stakes
Robynlee Reichard grew up in central New Jersey — prime harness racing territory — but until recently never was involved in the sport. Now that she is, she is having a blast. Reichard owns White Shoe Hanover, who on Thursday will make his Grand Circuit debut in the first of five Bluegrass Stakes divisions for 2-year-old male trotters at Lexington’s Red Mile. White Shoe Hanover is Reichard’s first racehorse and represents her entire stable.
Sunday Afternoon scores in Rosecroft Open
Sunday Afternoon ($9.80) and Eric Davis sat the perfect pocket trip behind the pacesetter Got The Gold and won the $12,000 Open Handicap for mares Tuesday night (Sept. 26) at Rosecroft on a track labeled ‘good’ in 1:54.2.
Asher-Stalbaum scores with Beach Fire K at Cumberland
Up-and-coming reinsman Winter Asher-Stalbaum won the swiftest race of the day with Zack Vickerson’s Beach Fire K in 1:55.1 on Tuesday (Sept. 26) at Cumberland Fair.
Designs On You among DSBF Harrington winners
Rodney Wyatt, Kevin Peck and Gerald Burbage’s Designs On You ($2.20, Allan Davis) was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old stakes winners for pacing fillies Tuesday (Sept. 26) at Harrington Raceway.
Burke, Ducharme double up in Massachusetts Sire Stakes
The second day of the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes held at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 26) featured 2-year-old performers of both gaits and genders. The fillies went one $75,000 race each on the trot and pace while the colts and geldings had split divisions for both gaits that were valued at $40,000 apiece.
Freshman phenom Karl tries for five in Bluegrass bow
Nancy Takter’s unbeaten Tactical Landing colt Karl makes his move out of Kentucky Sire Stakes domination onto the Grand Circuit, where he will put his four-race win streak on the line in the fifth of five divisions for $405,100 Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on a dynamite Thursday (Sept. 28) card to open the stakes meet at the Red Mile.
It’s My Show at No. 2 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Little Brown Jug champion It’s My Show showed up at No. 2 in the Week 16 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday while T C I also moved up and a familiar name rejoined the Top 10.