While Shenandoah Downs featured rich stakes events for Virginia-breds highlighting the meeting, operations manager Darrell Wood has included the United States Amateur Driving Club in the festivities.
Brady Brown never figured he would be in the spotlight of the Breeders Crown on Saturday night (Oct. 17) at Eldorado Scioto Downs in a $25,000 elimination of the 3-Year-Old Filly Trot.
A pair of long shot winners made the late horizontal wagers on Friday night (Oct. 16) at Northfield Park very difficult, sending two carryovers to the Saturday card (Oct. 17).
Ohio Sires Stakes champion Blue Ranger matched the Eldorado Scioto Downs track record she set last month when ripping out of the pocket to a 1:53.1 victory in the first of two $25,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Breeders Crown for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Friday night (Oct. 16).
Blazin Lou made it look easy as he captured the first of two $25,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Breeders Crown for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday night (Oct. 16), with Starstruck Dreamer rallying in the stretch to win the second.
Lifetime Dreamer and Wrong Sounds Right took their respective Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt & Geldings Trot eliminations on Friday night (Oct. 16) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
by by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Despite inclement weather and a rain-soaked track, speed was at the forefront over the wet/fast surface at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 16) afternoon and the top two tilts clearly illustrated that.
Luckylady Hanover made her own luck on the front end in the $13,500 distaff pacing feature on Friday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, shaking off persistent pressure and going on to set a lifetime mark in 1:51.1.
