Special Way gives Ake Svanstedt a special feeling. A returning Dan Patch Award winner, Special Way needed two starts last year before everything clicked, but once it did, she was unbeatable. She finished her campaign with seven consecutive victories, capped by a Canadian-record 1:52 mile in the Breeders Crown final for 2-year-old female trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park. For the season, the daughter of Walner-Special Hill earned just shy of $700,000, tops among freshman filly trotters. On Saturday, Special Way will make her seasonal debut in the second of two $30,000 first-round divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands.
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Refined takes Open Trot on Scioto’s Opening Night
Refined made her first start back in four months an impressive one, leaving from the eight hole to win by two lengths in 1:52 on Eldorado Scioto Downs’ opening night. Driven by Tyler Smith for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr., Refined went off at 5-2 and paid $7.60 to win in the $30,000 Filly & Mare Open Trot.
Carpenito going full steam ahead at Running Aces
Steve Carpenito is now in his third year as the top man on the racing side of things at Minnesota’s five-eighths-mile harness racing oval, Running Aces, and he is well settled into the role.
Brennan joins $200 million club
George Brennan became only the seventh driver to crack $200 million in career North American purse earnings, doing so on Thursday (May 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway when he drove Peter Tritton trainee Pace N Pride N to a 1:53.2 victory in a conditioned pace.
Battle of Bunker Hill, Arthur J. Cutler Memorial on Grand Circuit schedule
Grand Circuit action begins next week on Monday (May 15) at Plainridge Park with the $100,000 Battle of Bunker Hill for 3-year-old trotting males. The field is led by recent Dexter Cup winner Khaosan Road.
Perfect Sting available in New Zealand this fall
The owners of Macca Lodge in New Zealand, along with Brittany Stallion Management and the Perfect Sting Syndicate, announced today that Perfect Sting will be available to New Zealand breeders for the upcoming season.
First ‘Down Under’ winners by Volstead
The Cantab Hall stallion Volstead, who was bred in North America and raced exclusively in Sweden, was represented by two winners on the same day at Maryborough, north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Friday (May 12).
Stillwell upsets in NAADA Trot
Jacob Stillwell stormed off the speed with Judge Ken to claim a 2:00.1 victory as the longest shot on the board in the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot on Thursday night (May 11) at Yonkers Raceway.
Ranger to be honored at Cumberland for 10,000-win milestone
Several weeks ago, Bruce Ranger was asked when he may reach his historic 10,000-win plateau. Like a wise soothsayer, he replied, “It will probably happen at Plainridge.”
Lou’s Sweetrevenge goes lifetime best at Plainridge
Plainville, MA — Despite being handicapped with post eight in a top field of pacers, Lou’s Sweetrevenge convincingly scored his second straight victory in the $25,000 Winners-Over Pace at Plainridge Park and…