Last year Tenouttaten and Jewett each took a final of the Maryland Sires Stakes freshman male trot. Both scored what would have been pari-mutuel upsets and heading into next week’s $85,000 final, both may be underdogs again, despite solid performances Tuesday night (May 9) at Rosecroft.

The Trixton mare Yanaba pounced, sat and struck from the pocket to land a repeat win in Kentucky Sires Stakes action with a track-record 1:52 mile in the $50,000 third preliminary for 4-year-old trotting mares on a rescheduled card Tuesday afternoon (May 9) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.

Mulligan Stables and John Whitby III’s Divine Deo ($3.00) was a 1:52.3 winner in the featured $20,000 Mares Open on Tuesday (May 9) at Harrington Raceway, giving Allan Davis one of six driving victories on the 14-race program.

When Bruce Ranger went gate-to-wire with HS Shauna in the sixth race at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 9), he became only the 19th driver in the history of harness racing to reach the 10,000 win plateau. The milestone victory came as Ranger’s third of four on the afternoon.

Three $15,500 divisions of the top-level claiming handicap trot were featured on Tuesday afternoon (May 9) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Three-year-old pacing colt Johnny Freight, who is a full brother to Jimmy Freight (Sportswriter-Allamerican Summer) made his 2023 debut in a qualifying race at Running Aces on Tuesday (May 9). The colt has the same Iowa ownership and trainer connections as his famous brother had in his early years on the track.

The father-son team of trainer Brett and driver Jack Pelling unveiled a pair of sharp 3-year-olds who won their first trips behind the gate in 2023 during Tuesday morning (May 9) qualifying races at Harrah’s Philadelphia.