Tony Beltrami bolted from the pocket and James Slendorn led pillar to post to take their respective $11,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club Trot opening preliminary for its Summer Series on Sunday night (June 4) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Bond impressive in 2023 bow at Pocono
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Special Way was the Breeders Crown champion and voted the two-year-old Trotting Filly of the Year in 2022, and she’s undefeated in three starts this year, but yet there is still a question if Special Way is even the best filly in Åke Svanstedt’s barn.
Beach Cowgirl heads big Sunday of racing at Philly
Chester, PA – Beach Cowgirl returned to the scene of her greatest triumph – Harrah’s Philadelphia, where she won her freshman Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship in a world record 1:50 – and kept her lifetime record undefeated after five starts in her 2023 bow, a 1:50.1 mile on Sunday (June 4) afternoon. She competed in one of three $49,783 divisions of the first preliminary of the PA Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies.
Get Lit and Zig Zag grab features at Tioga
Nichols, NY – Hard Rock Hulk (Tyler Miller) was first to the quarter in :25.4. He used a :29.0 second quarter to be first to the half in :54.4. Son Of A Tiger N (Might Merton) came first-up to challenge. Hard Rock Hulk was first to three-quarters in 1:22.1
Two Central Ohio charities take home top prize at Ohio Harness Horsemenʼs Association Charity Night.
Grove City, OH – Two Central Ohio charities left Eldorado Scioto Downs with big smiles and $10,000 checks as the winners at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s second charity night of the year. A total of ten charities benefited from the generosity of the Ohio horseman.
Todd Whitney takes Maine Amateur event at Cumberland
Cumberland, ME – Veteran amateur reinsman Todd Whitney boldly got Iwillmakeyousaywow into the Blue Seal Feeds winners circle at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (June 3) to celebrate his first seasonal victory in the Maine Amateur Driving Club (MADC) race.
Meadowlands offers six short series’ next week
The Meadowlands will offer a number of short series’ over the next few weeks to help fill the gap with no stakes scheduled locally during the Grand Circuit meet at Mohawk.
For Once Inmy Life wins again in Ohio Sires Stakes action
For Once Inmy Life made it two for two in Ohio Sires Stakes action as he rolled to victory at MGM Northfield Park Saturday (June 3) night. In the other $55,000 division for three-year-old colt pacers, Seafire made his first Sires Stakes start of the year one to remember as he picked up the win.
Raptors Flight N ups win streak to four at Big M
Raptors Flight N has been raging recently. In fact, the 10-year-old gelded son of Bettor’s Delight-Circus Flyer has been a cash machine for his connections of late, as the $20,000 claimer recorded his fourth straight victory Saturday (June 3) night at The Meadowlands in a $20,000-$25,000 claiming handicap for pacers.
Creme Delight captures $20,000 Filly and Mare Distaff at MGM Northfield Park
With some of the heavy hitters having the week off it allowed for others to take their shot at glory in Saturday’s (June 3) $20,000 Filly and Mare Distaff at MGM Northfield Park.