Quiksilvr Bluechip might not always be a joy to be around, but the trotter never ceases to bring a smile to Vic Kirby’s face. Kirby and his partners purchased Quiksilvr Bluechip near the end of his 3-year-old season for $24,000 at the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale in November 2019. Since then, the son of Credit Winner-Sea Raven has won 21 races and earned $344,202.
Category: News Headlines on Home Page
USHDC makes Oak Grove debut, raises money for charity
The United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) made its Kentucky debut on Sunday (April 16) at Oak Grove Racing when Ayr Pioneer GB captured the afternoon’s ninth race for amateur driver Dein Spriggs.
Isitlikeitlooks crushes in Oak Grove twin feature
Driver Joey Putnam promptly braced for a far-turn push from Crius N Rock and hit a gear his peers could not, steaming over the Oak Grove dirt to an open-length score with Isitlikeitlooks in the latter division of the two featured $12,000 conditioned pacing events on Monday afternoon (April 17).
Curtain drops on MGM Borgata Pacing Series prelims
This Is The Plan, Idealsomemagic A, and Covered Bridge emerged victorious from the final leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 17) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Teague wins six Monday at Harrington
Driver Montrell Teague won six races, five for trainer Chuck Crissman Jr. on Monday at Harrington Raceway.
Many took marks at Plainridge Park Monday
There were three $17,500 co-featured condition paces divided by gender at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (April 17) and all three winners turned in very impressive performances.
Multiple repeat winners in Pocono series
C Is For Cookie and Relentless Julie repeated in the Bobby Weiss Series for three-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, winning their respective $20,000 second prelim events.
Driver Ingraham makes career start 53,000 at Shenandoah Downs
Even though driver David Ingraham did not cross the wire first in Saturday’s (April 15) first race conditioned trot at Shenandoah Downs, he did return to the winner’s circle to get his picture taken. The 61-year-old reinsman had just made career start number 53,000 in that race aboard Arthur Lisi’s Rocky Bomber and even though he finished fourth, was recognized afterwards for the milestone accomplishment.
Miami Valley unveils new $100,000 FFA Pace honoring ‘The Wizard’
Miami Valley Raceway is introducing a new $100,000 FFA by invitation, to be called the Pacey “The Wizard” Mindlin Memorial, to be contested on closing weekend May 5-6.
Bestfriend Volo, Moni Book win again in Weiss Series
Bestfriend Volo and Moni Book have stamped themselves as the horses to beat in the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old trotting colts, each winning their second straight preliminary Sunday evening (April 16) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania while both taking new marks of 1:55.