Incommunicado kept alive an impressive winning streak when he dominated the featured Open trot on Saturday (August 26) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race carried the day’s top purse of $30,000.
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Winter Soldier ready to battle in Wellwood
Winter Soldier is a fighter, which might be the quality driver Andy McCarthy most admires when it comes to the 2-year-old male trotter. Winter Soldier is the 7-2 morning-line second choice in Saturday’s C$620,000 William Wellwood Memorial for rookie trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park. He is one of two horses in the final for trainer Tony Alagna, who also will send out 9-2 third choice Mars Hill. Both were elimination winners last week.
Jet Hill sets Scioto track record in Ohio Sires Stakes
Jet Hill wrapped up the final leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old colt trotters by setting a new Eldorado Scioto Downs track record Friday (Aug. 25). The son of What The Hill captured the first of two $55,000 divisions for the sophomore trotters.
Brett Miller wins 10,000th career race
Brett Miller won the 10,000th race of his career when he piloted Flyin Bullets to an Ohio Sires Stakes victory on Friday night at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Bart Stimer wins 1,000th race
Bart Stimer of Concord, Mich., picked up his 1,000th winning drive on Aug. 22 when he piloted his own Stoneborough to victory at the Defiance County Fair in Hicksville, Ohio.
Tuscan Prince crowned victorious in OSS Gold
Tuscan Prince won the second race Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a C$100,400 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold division for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
Call Me Goo, Climb The Pole best in Casual Breeze
Call Me Goo and Climb The Pole each picked up their first Grand Circuit victories in Friday’s (August 25) Casual Breeze Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Schmitz to LBJ Wall of Fame
Robert “Bob” Schmitz, former Chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, has been selected as the 38th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honoree by the Delaware County Fair.
Rose Run Xander equals track record, Cruisin Thru Time scores in feature
Friday (August 25) night Northville highlights had four-year-old trotting gelding Rose Run Xander (Triumphant Caviar – Loconotion) and driver Drew Neill equal the trotting track record for four-year-old trotting geldings set by The Land Shark and Wally McIlmurray, Jr in 2017 in 1:57 flat in race three. Cruisin Thru Time and trainer/driver Kody Massey captured the featured Mares Open Pace in front-running style in 1:55 flat.
Morrill sweeps features at Batavia
The trotters were on full display under the Friday night (Aug. 25) lights at Batavia Downs but the spotlight fell directly on driver Jim Morrill Jr., who choreographed the journeys of the winners of the top two events.