My world champion. Those are the words Brad Fritz — caretaker of Apaches Fame and son of the late William ‘Bud’ Fritz — thinks of when he hears the famous horse’s name 33 years after his triumph in the 1990 Pepsi North America Cup at Greenwood Raceway.
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Muscle Gene looks to overpower his foes again at Cumberland
Ron Cushing’s Muscle Gene has done nothing but improve since arriving back in the Pine Tree State in mid-May.
Legendary European stallion Viking Kronos dies
Legendary European stallion Viking Kronos, 28, has died.
Plenty of ICF stars at Du Quoin
Consecutive weeks of harness racing through August on the state fairgrounds tracks gets underway Friday (June 9) with a 13-race non-wagering card at Du Quoin. First post is 1 p.m.
Test time for Bax duo in Goodtimes
Matt Bax will send out Hambletonian-eligible trotters Southwind Coors and Snowpiercer in Friday’s eliminations of the Goodtimes Stakes for 3-year-olds at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Their performances in the event could determine whether they are part of the Hambo conversation in the weeks that follow.
Adorabella looks to rebound in MGM Buckeye Distaff
MGM Northfield Park based Adorabella will look to return to her winning form in Saturday’s (June 10) $50,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff, an invitational for top veteran Ohio-sired pacing mares.
Maggie Rhee dazzles again at Aces, equals mares track mark
On Thursday night (June 8) Maggie Rhee picked up her third straight Mares Open Handicap win at Running Aces while also adding her name to the track record books with a 1:51 mile.
Alagna six-pack set for Pepsi North America Cup eliminations
Ten years after sending Captaintreacherous to Pepsi North America Cup glory, trainer Tony Alagna will be represented by a half dozen hopefuls in four C$50,000 Cup eliminations Saturday night (June 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Duke Of Cornwall N goes career best at Plainridge
Three $20,000 conditioned paces headlined the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (June 8), with Duke Of Cornwall N throwing the fastest mile of the day — and his career — despite starting from post eight.
Overcome post 8? ‘Charlie’ may
Charlie May finds himself behind the eight ball in Saturday’s $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older pacers at MGM Northfield Park, but the 5-year-old gelding is no stranger to overcoming disadvantageous spots at the northern Ohio half-mile oval. In fact, he’s pretty much made a habit of it. Charlie May and driver Brett Miller will begin the Battle from post eight, the outermost position on the starting gate and the worst spot, statistically, in terms of win percentage at Northfield (4.8 percent).