While stablemates Nijinsky and Legendary Hanover enter Saturday’s $650,000 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds at The Meadowlands as the top choices on the morning line at 2-1 and 3-1, respectively, a number of other horses could be in the mix when it comes to chasing victory at The Meadowlands. They include a quartet at odds of less than 10-1: Funtime Bayama (7-2), Mirage Hanover (9-2), Captain Albano (5-1) and Captain’s Quarters (8-1).
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Breakast With The Babies Pace week edition
Breakfast With The Babies went postward on Friday morning (July 12) at 10 a.m. on this Meadowlands Pace weekend, due to the detention requirements for Saturday night’s stakes. The track was rated good, dulled by overnight rains with a negligible breeze, the and temps were in the 70s.
Jenson and Warren split a six pack of wins at Aces on Thursday
Drivers Brady Jenson and Todd Warren traded wins throughout the night and each posted a triple on the Thursday night (July 11) harness racing program at Running Aces.
Maine filly pacers highlight Cumberland weekend
Maine-bred pacing fillies highlight the weekend at First Tracks Cumberland with the 3-year-olds on Friday (July 12) competing in two $16,421 divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes, followed by a single $16,071 division for 2-year-olds on Saturday (July 13).
Heather Woolums leads Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
After four stops in the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series, Heather Woolums leads the pack of 15 lady drivers with 110 points. Jazmin Arnold sits in the runner-up spot with 75 points. Alesha Binkley, Lauren Harmon, Mandy Jones, and Ann Russell are tied for third with 60 points each.
Trotting colts stay perfect in Indiana Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Indiana Sire Stakes action continued at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with round one of six for the 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Thursday (July 11). Three divisions highlighted the 14-race card seeing Twofiftychamp, Tarzan and Eugene The Genius all remain perfect in their young careers.
Foster, Crissman-Bier double in Ocean series
Driver Russell Foster and trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier combined to win two of Thursday’s (July 11) four $7,500 first-round divisions of the Diane ‘Mum’ Stevenson Memorial Series, for $7,500 claiming pacers, at Ocean Downs.
Cowgirl Hanover stays undefeated with NYSS win at Yonkers
Cowgirl Hanover improved to three-for-three in her career and came up just two-fifths of a second short of the MGM Yonkers Raceway track record for a 2-year-old pacing filly when she won the second of two $74,500 New York Sire Stakes divisions on Thursday night (July 11) at Yonkers in 1:53.3. Earlier on the program, Send It Down Slim prevailed in 1:56.2.
Grummel’s three-peat an extraordinary feat
It’s rare for a harness racing trainer to condition a division champion in back-to-back years; however, when Whiskey Lou was named the best in her division, it gave Illinois horseman Curt Grummel an even more unique accomplishment: his third consecutive Illinois Conceived and Foaled 2-year-old filly trot titleholder.
Big Al M gets up late for Plainridge feature win
Benefitting from a perfect trip, Big Al M brushed late to victory in the $20,000 Open Handicap Trot at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 11).