Heath Campbell set a track record in the $5,000 opener with Pembroke Ideal BJ while his older brother Drew Campbell finished second in that mile. Later in the day, Drew Campbell captured the $6,500 featured trot with Little Macabee, to give the orange-clad products of the Canadian Maritimes bookend victories on Sunday (May 21) at Cumberland.
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Dexter Dunn and Ake Svanstedt to drive in the Elitloppet
Stockholm, SE – No North-American trotter will race in the prestigious Elitloppet at Solvalla next Sunday (May 28th) but two top drivers from here will drive.
Pappardelle wins Philly trot; records in odd-distance races
Chester, PA – Sunday afternoon (May 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia saw a world record and a track record in “odd-distance” races along with a sharp win in the $20,000 Open trot by Pappardelle in 1:52.2.
Kentucky 4-year-old prelims conclude Monday
The absence of Keg Stand from Monday’s (May 22) fourth and last preliminary round of the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fund (KSDF) series for 4-year-old male trotters has the potential to set up a showdown between Golden Wall As and Longshot in the $50,000 event at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, one of four such preliminary splits on the card.
Brilliant Beauty takes Tioga distaff; Hennessey wins four
Brilliant Beauty and Tyler Miller easily won the featured $13,000 Fillies and Mares Open 1-2 Handicap Pace on Saturday (May 20) at Tioga Downs.
Venerate voluminous in Sears’ seventh Cutler win
Tab another victory in the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for driver Brian Sears and another Grand Circuit trotting win for trainer Marcus Melander. The dynamic team of trotting overhauled an oversized field of 11 with new acquisition Venerate to take the $155,200 free-for-all event on Saturday night (May 20) at the Meadowlands.
Stewardoftheland, Telenovela win Vernon features
Stewardoftheland (Claude Huckabone Jr.) and Telenovela (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) took the $7,500 co-features on Saturday (May 20) at Vernon Downs.
Southwind Amazon gets career win No. 127
Southwind Amazon, the third winningest Standardbred of all time, captured his 127th career win in Saturday’s (May 20) featured $10,800 Open Pace at Northville Downs.
Up Your Deo does in big favorite in NJSS upset
Up Your Deo stunned a field scratched to 10 to win the second leg of the New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) for sophomore trotting colts at 43-1 on Saturday (May 20) at the Meadowlands. The Walner colt recorded his first victory, defeating favorite Oh Well in a duel to the finish of a 1:52 mile.
Plenty of fireworks in SBOA finals
The SBOA Stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds featured a quartet of entertaining finals on Saturday night (May 20) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.