With some of the heavy hitters having the week off it allowed for others to take their shot at glory in Saturday’s (June 3) $20,000 Filly and Mare Distaff at MGM Northfield Park.
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Oh K Man impressive in Northville Open
Oh K Man (Western Ideal – Armbro Amour) and driver Marc St. Louis, Jr. grabbed command just past the quarter pole from Lying In Cash and driver Jason Merriman and never looked back to capture the Saturday night $10,800 featured Open Handicap Pace at Northville Downs.
Graduate Series opens, Miss Versatility continues at Mohawk Park
On a card where many glamour boys got their tightening miles ahead of the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup, aged horses sparred in their own stakes as Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted the kickoff to the Graduate Series and the second leg of the Miss Versatility on Saturday (June 3) night.
Impressive trio in Somebeachsomewhere splits
Last year’s two-year-old pacing colt of the year, Stockade Seelster, and two colts from the first crop of Stay Hungry, Redwood Hanover and Annapolis Hanover, captured the three C$75,000 divisions of the Somebeachsomewhere stakes Saturday (June 3) evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Tantalize Blue Chip wins feature at Tioga
Tantalize Bluechip (Mike Merton) took the $10,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (June 3).
Telenovela wins feature at Vernon Downs
Telenovela (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) came charging late to capture the $8,500 featured trot on Saturday (June 3) at Vernon Downs.
Villiam Makes It Three Straight At Buffalo
For the third consecutive week, Villiam ($3.20) has climbed up the condition ladder and has found success on each step. He hit the top rung on Saturday night (June 3) at Buffalo Raceway as he wired the field in the featured $15,500 Open Pace in a season’s best of 1:55 over the fast track. Villiam topped Avion Seelster by 1-3/4 lengths while Casimir Richie P took third.
Allard/Burke red-hot on Saturday Pocono card
The pairing of driver Simon Allard and trainer Ron Burke, now the leading trainer at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, has really taken off in the last couple of days, and they combined to win the $18,500 pacing feature on Saturday (June 3) afternoon, with the Bettor’s Delight gelding Bettors Donttell overcoming a rough trip to win in 1:48.3.
Breakfast with the babies begins at The Meadowlands
Breakfast With The Babies, generously sponsored again this year by Jules Siegel’s Fashion Farms, kicked off the 2023 season at 9:00 on a cloudy Saturday (June 3) morning with temperatures in the mid-60’s and a slight opposing breeze in the homestretch at The Meadowlands.
Walner yearlings top Sweden’s Elitlopp sale
With a final bid of 2 million Swedish Krona – or $185,000 US dollars trainer Joakim Lövgren bought the Walner-colt, Upset Tile – that was a new record prize for the sale.