Tony Alagna got career training win 2,000 on Sunday (June 18) when Saldana Hanover won the fifth race at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. George Napolitano Jr. was in the sulky. The 3-year-old filly is a daughter of Captaintreacherous, who was Pacer of the Year for Alagna in 2012 and 2013 before becoming one of the sport’s prominent sires.
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Jason Bartlett and Huntsville rule the day at Monticello Raceway
The New York Sire Stakes kicked off its 2023 season at Monticello Raceway Monday afternoon (June 19) with the 3-year-old pacing fillies taking center stage. The nine-race card featured three divisions of Sire Stakes and three heats of the Excelsior Series.
Emira Mil IT, Weather Vanes feature winners at Pocono
Weather Vanes and Emira Mil IT emerging victorious with strong late moves in their respective $15,000 headlining trots on Monday (June 19) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
It’s A Herbie head honcho of Oak Grove Open Trot
Favorite It’s A Herbie catapulted off cover to fulfill a 7-5 obligation and win the $28,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday afternoon (June 19).
Lindy On Stage steals the show at Plainridge
Lindy On Stage usually races from behind, but a reverse strategy paid big dividends on Monday (June 19) when an early lead turned into his first victory of the year in the featured $17,500 trotting event at Plainridge Park.
MGM Yonkers Trot elims set, MGM Grand Messenger goes right to the final
Eliminations for the MGM Yonkers Trot — the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown — and Park MGM Pace will take place on Friday night (June 23) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the opening leg of the Pacing Triple Crown; and the New York New York Mile, for 3-year-old filly trotters, didn’t require eliminations and will go straight to their respective finals on June 30.
Repeat winners highlight Gaitway qualifiers
Qualifying was just as good the second time around for five of Monday’s 2-year-olds in action at Gaitway Farm as Blue Pacific, Sweet Gal, Rochester Flash, Swifty Lazar and T C I repeated as winners in their second tries around the training center’s one-mile oval.
NYSS freshman filly pacers to tangle at Buffalo
You have to start somewhere and that somewhere will be at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) as 19 freshman filly pacers kick off their careers in three (approximately $35,000) divisions of the New York Sire Stakes.
Rock Party solid as a rock again in Aces feature trot
Rock Party captured the Sunday night (June 18) feature for the third straight week at Running Aces, posting a very sharp and gutsy performance to hold off all challengers at the wire by a head and equal his career best win time of 1:54.4.
Ranger wins five at Bangor Raceway
Driver Bruce Ranger powered his way to the top of the leaderboard at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (June 18), putting on a clinic which produced five winners from the nine-race program.