Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. was reunited with Maine’s 2023 sophomore pacing champion Luke McGook, with the pair easily capturing Saturday’s (Nov. 18) featured $5,000 conditioned pace at First Tracks Cumberland.
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Coblentz has five training wins in Sunshine finals
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association presented the finals of the Sunshine State Stakes for 2- and 3-year-olds on Saturday (Nov. 18) with trainer Nick Coblentz repeating his heroics of last week with five trips to the winner’s circle.
Ginsburg grand slam at Freehold, including feature
On a sunny Saturday in Freehold, Vinny Ginsburg crossed the wire before the rest of the field in four out of the 11 races on the card.
USTA District 4 meets
Members and directors from USTA District 4 met Saturday (Nov. 18) at the Holiday Inn & Suites Des Moines (IA) Northwest to discuss Association business and vote upon 29 rule change proposals and three suggested bylaw amendments.
Sweden’s San Moteur seeks Prix de Bretagne victory
The race to the Prix d’Amérique starts Sunday afternoon (Nov. 19) at Vincennes, with the first of the four so-called “B-races”: the Prix de Bretagne.
Top Swedish trotters retired to stud
Two of Sweden’s top trotters, Calgary Games and Very Kronos, have raced for the last time, according to reports that surfaced Thursday (Nov. 16).
New Hawthorne series winners keep popping up
Maybe the naming of Hawthorne Race Course’s current Pop-Up Series was right on target after all. Heading into Saturday’s (Nov. 18) third round of the series for Illinois Conceived and Foaled (ICF) 2-year-olds, it’s clear that new winners keep popping up.
MADC trifecta Friday at the Big M
The MADC series featured three races on the Friday night (Nov. 17) card at the Meadowlands. As always, the races featured a lot of speed from the start, and two out of the three races saw their favorites defeated.
‘The Money Man’ cashes five times at the Big M
It wasn’t the North America Cup, Hambletonian or Kentucky Futurity, but Scott Zeron proved Friday night (Nov. 17) at the Meadowlands that it doesn’t necessarily take a major stakes event to find him in the winner’s circle, as the 34-year-old, known as “The Money Man,” guided five winners on the card.
French Wine, Coach Stefanos dominate in Star Destroyer
Grand Circuit action returned to Harrah’s Hoosier Park with five divisions of The Star Destroyer for 3-year-olds highlighting the 14-race card on Friday (Nov. 17). Entering as the headliners on the card, French Wine and Coach Stefanos did not disappoint, delivering dominant victories in their respective divisions.