After being limited to three starts last season, Dynamite Dylan exploded on the scene at Miami Valley Raceway this month by breaking his maiden with a 1:50.4 win in the first start of his sophomore campaign and following with a victory last week in his elimination of the James K. Hackett Memorial for Ohio-sired 3-year-old male pacers. On Thursday, the homebred colt will try to make it 3-for-3 in ’23 when he faces eight rivals in the $50,000 Hackett championship.
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Ahle and Shecandance N prove to be great dance partners
Shecandance N had been razor sharp in $50,000 claimers at Yonkers, a winner in four of her previous five starts. A recent purchase for Maryland based owner Robert Cacamese, the 8-year-old daughter of A Rocknroll Dance did not dissappoint in her local debut, winning the $12,000 Mares Open at Rosecroft on Tuesday (April 25) in 1:53.1.
Eddie Davis, 79, wins at Harrington Tuesday
Longtime Delaware driving champion Eddie Davis, now 79, won the first race on the Harrington Raceway program Tuesday (April 25) with Kathy Davis’ Missstarofnova ($27.80).
McSeaside proves best in Hackett filly final
McSeaside, the 2022 Ohio Sires Stakes champion who banked $295,614 through her 2-year-old season, passed the first major test of her sophomore season with a 1:51.4 win in the $50,000 James K. Hackett Memorial for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Miami Valley on Tuesday (April 25).
Athearn scores 800th driving win
Driver Matthew Athearn reached a career milestone at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (April 25), winning the fifth race with Dandy’s Everlasting (1:52.4, $5.00) in a new lifetime mark to claim his 800th driving win.
Elegant Dulupin FR wins Game Of Claims trot final
Elegant Dulupin FR took full advantage of the rail in Tuesday’s (April 25) $40,000 Game Of Claims Series championship for $25,000 claiming trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, going wire-to-wire for driver Mark MacDonald while taking a new mark of 1:55.
Promising winners in Philadelphia qualifiers
Some promising 3-year-olds and a well-remembered 3-year-old from last year were among the winners in Tuesday morning (April 25) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Rose Run Yanae wins Hackett final
Rose Run Yanae, a winner of an Ohio Breeders Championship division in 2022, got the best of Rose Run Yolanda, winner of the other division of the Breeders championship and the 2022 Ohio Sires Stakes championship, in the first showdown of their sophomore seasons. The pair of Triumphant Caviar daughters finished one-two in the $50,000 championship leg of the James K. Hackett Memorial on Monday (April 24) at Miami Valley Raceway.
It’s A Herbie rebounds in Oak Grove Open Trot
He went a tiresome journey from the outermost post last week, but this week trainer-driver Verlin Yoder let the race come to It’s A Herbie and he delivered in bundles to take the $24,000 Open Trot on Monday afternoon (April 24) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Rocksapatriot, Vulcan Hanover capture $25,000 Opens Saturday at Shenandoah Downs
Stephen Farrell’s Rocksapatriot surged past Volley Ball Beach and Alilthundadownunda in deep stretch to score a big win Saturday (April 22) in Shenandoah Downs’ $25,000 Blue Ridge Open Pace, highlighting week four action. Despite a sloppy track from morning and early afternoon rains, the final time of 1:52.4 was just three-fifths of a second off John’s Dream’s track record time of 1:52.1.