Jacob Stillwell refused to relinquish the lead with Rockinwiththebest and proved the best at the end of a 1:57.1 mile to pull a 10-1 upset in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace on Friday (May 19) at Freehold Raceway.
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Skyway Rockatop soars in Northville distaff
Skyway Rockatop and driver David Lake used the ‘give-and-go’ maneuver successfully to win Friday’s (May 19) featured $10,800 Mares Open Pace at Northville Downs.
Racine Bell best in Friday’s feature at Yonkers
Racine Bell, who made a break in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final and then was second against males in the Open at Vernon Downs in her last two outings, found the winner’s circle after a 1:52.3 performance in the $36,000 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap Pace on Friday night (May 19) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Speed prevails in Friday MADC splits
Speed was the name of the game in Friday’s (May 19) trio of Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club events at the Big M as all three winners either led or were in the top three at the first call.
Sports Betor wins feature at Tioga
Sports Bettor (Tyler Miller) captured the featured $10,000 pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (May 19).
Debs Prince Hall and Lorrie Sue claim features at Vernon Downs
Frank Affrunti drove Debs Prince Hall and Lorrie Sue to feature wins at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 19).
Late Rallies, Big Prices At Buffalo Raceway
Big rallies resulted in big prices in the featured trotting events at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (May 19).
David Miller hits 14,000 win milestone
Hall Of Fame driver David Miller posted the 14,000th victory of his career on Friday (May 19) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia when he guided Island Of The Sea to victory. It was not an easy journey for the Always A Virgin gelding, parked past a :26.1 quarter to get the lead then going on to hang up numbers of :54.2 and 1:22 before pacing on to a 1:50 win for trainer Eric Ell, co-owner with Lisa Ell.
Spring Preview held at Illinois State Fairgrounds
The Illinois Department of Agriculture presented a 14-race program for Illinois Conceived and Foaled horses on Thursday (May 18) at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, as the fifth annual Spring Preview marked the first racing action in the state since last September.
No new names in Week 3 edition of Dave Little’s “Road to the Meadowlands Pace”
There was just a minor shuffle and no new names in the Week 3 edition of Dave Little’s “Road to The Meadowlands Pace.”