Pacing filly Michelle and trotting colt Century Love topped Thursday’s fourth session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, selling to Joe Holloway and Andy Miller Stable, respectively, at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
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Daley freshmen look to keep rolling in International Stallion Stakes
Trainer Noel Daley’s 2-year-olds have been off to a flying start through the first half of the 2023 season, and he comes into Saturday’s (Oct. 7) stakes action at the Red Mile with a pair looking to keep progressing off their success in his trotting filly Buy A Round and his pacing colt Captain Albano.
Jones enjoys fine ‘Line’
After a little bad luck in Canada, everything was good for Draw The Line in last week’s Bluegrass Stakes at the Red Mile. Dustin Jones — who bred, owns, and trains the 2-year-old female trotter — will hope fortune continues to smile upon the filly in Saturday’s first of four divisions of the International Stallion Stakes in Lexington.
Maine trotters fly through Fryeburg
Two $14,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for sophomore trotters soared through the famous Fryeburg Fair on Wednesday (Oct. 4) with the impressive pair of Ivan Davies-trained and driven pupils scoring again before the regular pari-mutuel card.
Dame Good Time looks for good time in ISS
Going to the track as a kid initiated Robby Bath’s interest in harness racing. Attending a Harness Racing Youth Foundation camp created his passion. Bath participated in the HHYF program in the early 2000s. On Friday, the 33-year-old Pennsylvania native sends out Dame Good Time in the fifth of five International Stallion Stakes divisions for 2-year-old male trotters at Lexington’s Red Mile.
Rose Run Xplosion wires Dayton rivals; Jack Wacker upsets to force Pick-5 carryover
Rose Run Xplosion took the $17,000 featured conditioned claiming event on Wednesday (Oct. 4) at Hollywood Dayton Raceway.
Jim McNeight Jr. wins five Wednesday at Batavia
Jim McNeight Jr. had a big night at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Oct. 4), winning five races on the card including both halves of the early double and a natural hat trick in races eight, nine and 10. The ninth race was the featured $15,000 Open I Handicap Pace for fillies and mares, in which McNeight guided Center Attraction to her second top-level win in her last three starts.
Mybffannee brings $435,000 to top third session of Lexington Selected Sale
Trotting filly Mybffannee topped Wednesday’s buys at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, going for $435,000 to Nancy Takter as agent, to set the event’s record for the highest price ever during a third session. She is a full sister to undefeated 2-year-old colt Karl, who is trained by Takter.
Daburg equals Harrington track record
Daburg (Pat Berry) equaled the track record for 2-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday (Oct. 4) at Harrington Raceway with a 1:59.2 win in a $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund second-leg division.
Adamczyk, Schwartz victorious in Monticello NAADA dashes
Andrew Adamczyk ground along the rim and Alan Schwartz demolished his peers to take their respective $7,500 North American Amateur Driving Association (NAADA) Trots at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 4).