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Luke McGook remains undefeated in Maine
Marc Tardif’s 3-year-old pacing gelding Luke McGook grabbed another victory at Bangor on Wednesday (July 26), giving the seasonal star an unblemished record of five-for-five in the 3-year-old male pace division of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Sugar Instead and Downbytheseaside fillies dominate Ohio Sires Stakes
It was an action-packed night of Ohio Sires Stakes racing at MGM Northfield Park Wednesday (July 26). Two $55,000 divisions for freshman filly trotters were contested along with three $40,000 divisions each for 2-year-old filly pacers and colt trotters. Sugar Instead continued to show her dominance over the filly trotters, while Downbytheseaside fillies dominated the filly pace.
Andy Harrington scores 500th career driving win
Friends and family of driver Andy Harrington celebrated a milestone victory on Wednesday (July 26) as the 33-year-old teamster secured the 500th driving win of his career behind Celebrate Your Bet at Bangor Raceway.
Deenbo even surprising his trainer
There are plenty of youngsters, both pacers and trotters, prepping Thursday or Friday afternoon for the upcoming ICF stakes being offered at the Springfield State Fair, where at long last some five figure events will have a crooked number going first.
Brewer and Jones pick up wins in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series saw double action on Monday (July 24) with racing at the Union County Fair in Marysville, Ohio, in the afternoon and at the Seneca County Fair in Tiffin, Ohio, in the evening.
Bargain scores in $106,300 NYSS at Batavia
Batavia, NY — A select group of six 2-year-old New York Sire Stake colt and gelding trotters were on hand at Batavia Downs on opening day Monday (July 26) in a single division vying for a $106,300 purse and when the dust had settled, Bargain (Chapter Seven-Batoutahill) came away with the biggest check.
Southwind Amazon seeks to tie Rambling Willie this Saturday at Northville Downs
Northville, MI – This coming Saturday night (July 29) Southwind Amazon (Camluck – Artoonist) will seek to earn career win number 128 at Michigan’s Northville Downs, which would put the 13-year-old into a tie for second all-time with Rambling Willie on the winningest standardbreds list.
Canadian standouts set for Scioto visit
So Much More is another year older, and perhaps even another year better. Already a two-time O’Brien Award winner, the 7-year-old female pacer went the quickest mile of her career — 1:49.1 — just a month ago to win a Preferred for fillies and mares at Woodbine Mohawk Park. She has nine victories in 19 starts this season after winning 16 times in 2022, a total that tied for second most among all pacers in North America. On Saturday, So Much More will race outside of Canada for the first time in her 144-race career when she competes in the $100,000 Cleopatra Invitational for older female pacers at Scioto Downs in Ohio.
Take two for Etonnant in 2023 MGM Yonkers International Trot
While it is unclear if Richard Westerink is familiar with the proverb “if at first you don’t succeed try, try again” he clearly lives by it. The owner/trainer will once again cross the Atlantic Ocean with €2.5 million winner Etonnant, perhaps the top horse in Europe right now, in hopes of winning the $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot.