The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series got underway this past week with a single division on Monday (June 10) at the Paulding County Fair in Paulding and a single division on Sunday (June 16) at the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville.
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Iwannabewithyou narrowly prevails in Ocean feature; Porter wins six
After grinding uncovered to a narrow miss last week, Forrest Bartlett’s Iwannabewithyou withstood a protracted early battle in Sunday’s (June 16) $12,000 Open 1 Handicap Pace at Ocean Downs and narrowly prevailed over a late-surging Fantastic Voyage to give driver Trae Porter one of six wins on the card.
Elista Hanover, Emoji Hanover win Sire Stakes at Pocono
Being named “E. Hanover” or “D. Miller” were the keys to success at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (June 16), as Elista Hanover and Emoji Hanover won the two divisions of the $143,200 third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies, and driver David Miller guided a Sire Stakes winner and three winners in the four $20,000 Stallion Series races.
Octogenarian Nadeau takes Maine Amateur at Cumberland
The 86-year-old owner-trainer-driver Bob Nadeau had been winless in seven starts this season. That all changed on Saturday (June 15) at Cumberland, when the youthful octogenarian steered his own N Expense to victory in a $5,000 division of the Maine Amateur Driving Club.
Gowestyounggrace goes all the way in Maine Sires Stakes
Last year’s freshmen pacing filly champion Gowestyounggrace picked right up where she left off in the Maine Sire Stakes, taking the faster of two $16,196 divisions at Cumberland on Saturday (June 15).
Stars converge on Oak Grove for last 4-year-old KYSS prelim
Many of harness racing’s top performers — both human and equine — will converge on Oak Grove on Monday afternoon (June 17) to contest $300,000 worth of third-round Kentucky Sire Stakes preliminary heats and a pair of $41,000 Open events.
Rockin On Venus scores in Tioga feature
Rockin On Venus (Tyler Miller) took the $10,000 featured pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (June 16).
Bailey wins six at Vernon
Driver Leon Bailey has had a monster three weekends at Vernon downs winning 25 races in that stretch. He capped it off today with six wins including a win with Primo Uomo in $8,500 Open Pace on Sunday (June 16).
South Beach Star an impressive winner at Harrah’s Philly
South Beach Star parlayed a perfect pocket journey into a 1:49 victory in the $15,000 fast-class handicap pace Sunday (June 16) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Top Swedish trotters back in business
Francesco Zet with Orjan Kihlström, who was favored to win the Elitlopp at Solvalla last month but finished fourth in the final, returned to the winner’s circle Saturday night (June 15) at the Boden track in Northern Sweden.