Odds-on favorites Lyons Legend and Caviart Belle turned in matching 1:50.2 miles to prevail in their respective $83,361 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes splits for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday (Aug. 17) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
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World Driving Championship wraps up Friday in Berlin
The fourth and final round of the 2023 World Driving Championship will be Friday (Aug. 18) at Rennbahn Berlin in Germany. The five WDC races are carded as the last five races of the night, six through 10. Post time for the sixth race is 2 p.m. (EDT).
T C I set for Wellwood test
Ron Burke does not often enter horses in the William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old trotters, but the trainer has enjoyed success in his limited trips to the event, winning in 2014 with Habitat and 2015 with Southwind Frank. On Saturday, Burke will have a horse in the Wellwood for only the second time in seven years when T C I meets seven foes in the third of three C$30,000 eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Tioga to host NYSS pacers on Sunday
Tioga Downs will play host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday (Aug. 20).
OSS and Grand Circuit freshmen invade Woodbine Mohawk Park
Eight of the 13 races carded Saturday night (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park are for freshmen as three Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for pacing colts and geldings go postward alongside C$30,000 eliminations for the C$640,000 William Wellwood and C$400,000 Peaceful Way.
Illinois State Fair finale canceled
The unpredictable weather again played havoc with the Illinois State Fair meeting and its ISFCS championships, forcing a cancelation of Thursday’s (Aug. 17) program.
E L Titan sold to Australian interests
E L Titan 2,1:53.4; 4,1:51.2f ($702,473) has been sold to Haras des Trotteurs in Victoria, Australia.
Wahlberg, Main, and Lake pick up wins in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series made stops at both the Miami County Fair in Troy, Ohio and the Henry County Fair in Napoleon, Ohio this week.
ICF championships on the line Thursday
While not done in a deliberate fashion, Thursday’s (Aug. 17) Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes program of 18 separate champions on a single day is most likely the most in the long history of the Illinois State Fair.
Maryland Sire Stakes for freshmen continue at the Ocean
The 2-year-old trotting fillies opened the evening at Ocean Downs with an early non-wagering Maryland Sire Stakes event on Wednesday (Aug. 16).