France’s Etonnant drew post position two and has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s (Sept. 9) $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Saturday’s card also includes two $250,000 Invitationals for older horses, the Robert Miecuna Trot and the Aria Pace, and eight $225,000 New York Sire Stakes finals for 2- and 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits.
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Teague trio triples Tuesday at Harrington
A trio of Lather Up-sired 2-year-old pacing fillies trained by Clyde Francis and owned by George Teague Jr. were victorious on the Tuesday (Sept. 5) program at Harrington Raceway.
Dancin Champion, Allegiant soar to Red Mile winner’s circle
Dancin Champion (David Miller) took full advantage of a miscue by leader Ivy Park in mid-stretch to spring a mild 7-1 upset in the $80,000 fourth-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Sept. 5) at the Red Mile. Allegiant (Scott Zeron) collected her second consecutive victory in the division for freshman filly trotters.
Confederate is first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Confederate, who on Monday became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history with his 1:46.1 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series win at Lexington’s Red Mile, became the first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll when the Week 13 rankings were released Tuesday. In addition, four newcomers entered the Top 10, the highest turnover since four changes in Week 3 last year.
Clouse back doing what he loves
No one will ever say the COVID-19 pandemic was a good thing, but it did inadvertently provide Josh Clouse with a second chance at his first love. The 37-year-old Ohio native began training and driving Standardbreds after leaving college in the mid-2000s. But with he and wife Kelly preparing to start a family, financial issues dictated that Clouse get more stable employment, so he began working factory jobs.
Windsor winds down with Maine’s hot fillies
Under sunny skies and high temperatures, Maine’s sophomore pacing fillies scored some fast miles on Monday’s (Sept. 4) final day of racing at Windsor Fair.
Little Brown Jug Top 10: Week 5
For the next four weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 78th edition of the $1 million (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday (Sept. 21).
Willys Home Run rolls to victory in OSS
Willys Home Run continued her dominance over the Ontario Sires Stakes this season with an eye-popping score in the second of two C$103,000-plus Gold divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies Monday night (Sept. 4) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Etonnant “amazing,” awaits International Trot at Yonkers on Saturday
9-year-old trotting sensation Etonnant, winner of the 2022 Elitloppet at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden, will be looking to add to his more than $2.7 million in career earnings when he goes to the post in the $1 million International Trot at Yonkers this Saturday (Sept. 9). But first he has to get out of quarantine.
Calvin B eclipses $500K lifetime earnings in Plainridge feature win
The seemingly ageless Calvin B just keeps on winning and on Monday (Sept. 4) at Plainridge Park he scored his 59th career victory in the featured $20,000 District 9 pace and that pushed his lifetime bankroll to $508,933.