Cannibal and Yannick Gingras turned the tables on It’s My Show with a 1:48.4 win in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at the Red Mile. Mambacita made every pole a winning one in the Championship Series split for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
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Confederate returns to No. 1 spot in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Max C. Hempt Memorial-winner Confederate returned to the No. 1 spot in the Week 11 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. Confederate previously was ranked first in Week 6.
Harris hopes for calm in Peaceful Way
Andrew Harris liked Tandem Hanover when he purchased her as a yearling at last fall’s Standardbred Horse Sale — he wouldn’t have bid $510,000 if he didn’t — and the co-owner/trainer remains high on the female trotter as she prepares for Saturday’s (Aug. 26) C$425,000 Peaceful Way Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
12th edition of Gene Riegle Memorial headlines Greenville finale
Charlie May will face four older pacers in the $35,000 Gene Riegle Memorial Thursday evening (Aug. 24) at the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio.
It was hammer time for Ucanttouchthis in Plainridge feature
An early move turned into a statement win for Ucanttouchthis, who romped in the $22,500 feature pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 21).
Stag Party wins third straight in Harrington Open
Let It Ride Stables, Hutt Racing and West Wins Stable’s Stag Party ($4.40, Corey Callahan) notched his third straight win Monday (Aug. 21) at Harrington Raceway with a 1:53.3 win in the $20,000 Open for pacers.
Geocentric preserves perfect record at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 21) Red Mile hosted one $80,000 third round Kentucky Sire Stakes leg, one $30,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and two $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman pacing fillies. Heavy favorite Geocentric did not disappoint and remains a perfect five-for-five in her young career after hitting the finish line in 1:51 in her respective Kentucky Sire Stakes contest.
Darke County Fair to host eight races Wednesday night
On Wednesday evening (Aug. 23), the Darke County Fair will host an overnight card with eight races. Post time will be immediately following the Veteran’s Program at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Stride The Hill captures Aces feature with record-tying effort
Stride The Hill added his name to the Running Aces record books on Sunday with an impressive gate-to-wire score in the $17,600 Open Handicap trot.
Schampus sets race record in German Trotting Derby
Schampus with trainer/driver Josef Franzl won the German Trotting Derby in a new race record at the historic Mariendorf track in Berlin the 128 Deutsches Traber Derby over 1 3-16 mile with a total purse of 265.639 Euro.