The first leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for pacing mares at Yonkers Raceway was drawn on Monday afternoon (March 13), with a total of 24 entrants necessitating a trio of $40,000 divisions on Friday night’s (March 17) ten-race program.
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Nuclear Dragon set to defend Jim Dailey Memorial Championship
Nuclear Dragon is set to defend his title in the annual Jim Dailey Memorial Medley, in which he set the world’s record of 1:07 for a five-eighths mile dash in 2022’s first leg and returned two weeks later to win the 1-1/4 mile final in 2:20.3.
No repeat winners in Pocono Game of Claims Monday
The five $7,500 divisions of the second preliminary action for Game Of Claims Pacing Series horses wearing a $9,000 basic tag this week, held Monday (March 13) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, saw no repeat winners from the initial week of their series.
PA horse breeding, racing industry welcomes Gov. Shapiro’s budget proposal
Stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s horse breeding and racing industry expressed their appreciation to Gov. Josh Shapiro, who presented his new administration’s first proposed budget to the legislature last week.
Vivid Wise As scores in world’s fastest trotting mile in 2023
Top Italian trotter Vivid Wise As loves to race at Cagnes sur Mer in Southern France and Sunday afternoon (March 12) he won the prestigious Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la dote d’Azur for the third time.
Mission Accepted, Speedy Dominic A capture $19,000 features at MGM Northfield Park
After getting parked the mile last week, Ohio-bred Mission Accepted upended foe Winning Shadow on Sunday night (March 12) at MGM Northfield Park, winning the $19,000 Open Trot in 1:54.
Threshold scores in ‘Lebanon Legends’ series at Miami Valley
Threshold, recently shipped to Miami Valley specifically to compete in the George Williams Memorial Series, made the trip from the East Coast worthwhile by capturing the $30,000 championship final on Sunday (March 12).
P L Leeroy doubles up in Pocono Game Of Claims
There were four repeat winners in Saturday’s eight divisions of the second preliminaries of Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $27,500 base-tag horses, but during nine $12,500 divisions of the second-round GOC for $17,500-priced entrants Sunday (March 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, only P L Leeroy could post a repeat victory.
USTA Board of Directors annual meeting concludes on Sunday
Meetings of the Finance and Rules Committees and the closing general session were on the agenda for Sunday’s third and final day of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH.
Backstreet Shadow and Ahundreddollarbill win Big M co-features
A pair of veterans with gawdy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at The Meadowlands Saturday night (March 11), as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trotters.