Ake Svanstedt pupil Warrawee Michelle and Dustin Jones trainee Draw The Line recorded the fastest miles of the five divisions for the $429,000 Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass Stakes, for 2-year-old trotting fillies, with 1:53.2 clockings in their respective divisions on Friday (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
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Maine freshmen finals set for Cumberland
Once again, First Tracks Cumberland welcomes the $200,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old Pine Tree State-bred harness horses on Saturday, being held on the final day of the 151st Cumberland Fair.
Ken Hanover returns to work in Bluegrass
Ken Hanover is a horse that enjoys his job, and business time arrives again Saturday in the first of three divisions of the Bluegrass Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers at Lexington’s Red Mile. The start will come nine days after the colt won his elimination of the Little Brown Jug with a track-record performance and finished third in the final.
Russell Foster wins five at Rosecroft Thursday
Russell Foster concluded a terrific week of racing at Rosecroft Raceway with four wins on the 14-race betting card and one other in the non-betting Maryland Sires Stakes races on Thursday.
Prohibition Legal looks to move forward in Dayton Distaff Derby
Prohibition Legal was an O’Brien Award-winner at age 2 in 2021, when her only loss in nine starts was a second-place finish behind Dan Patch Award-recipient Niki Hill in the She’s A Great Lady Stakes. Following a one-win campaign last year, trainer Nick Gallucci gave the female pacer an extended rest before sending her into action this season. As the 4-year-old mare prepares for Saturday’s Dayton Distaff Derby, so far so good.
Filly Bell Boots shows she’s a player
It’s long been known that the only certainty in horse racing is its uncertainly and we were reminded of that in last Sunday’s Hawthorne leg of its Night of Champion series for 2- and 3-year-old ICF trotters.
Momentary Control wins big before OSS Super Finals
Momentary Control won the third race Thursday night (Sept. 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a C$101,300 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Gold Digger King reigns in Dayton Open
Despite a heavy downpour that delayed the Thursday (Sept. 28) card of racing at Dayton Raceway, Gold Digger King who claimed victory in the $25,000 Open Pace.
Tattoo Artist highlights Dayton Derbies
An evening of premier Grand Circuit racing quickly approaches Dayton Raceway as this coming Saturday (Sept. 30), the Dayton, Ohio, oval will host four divisions of the Dayton Derby. All four divisions of the Dayton Derby will be contested for purses of $250,000.
Karl keeps unbeaten streak with Bluegrass win
The undefeated Tactical Landing colt Karl rung up his fifth straight victory when coming just a fifth of a second off the world record in taking the fifth of five divisions for the $405,100 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot at the Red Mile on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 28).