Northern Storm p,3,1:49.4, led the Day 1 Greg Luther Racing consignment at onGait.com when she sold on Friday for $53,500 to Jason Brewer of Ohio.

Shenandoah Downs will host its two biggest races of the spring season on Saturday (April 22) — the $25,000 Blue Ridge Open Pace and $25,000 Allegheny Open Trot — in conjunction with an “Up & Coming Drivers Challenge” for reinsmen ages 18-26.

I Did It Myway and Boudoir Hanover, top-three finishers in the Breeders Crown in their 3-year-old season, are poised to kick off their 2023 campaigns on a high note in the first round of the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fund series for 4-year-olds, which opens Sunday (April 23) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. Both pacers — two of trainer Tony Alagna’s nine stakes starters on the program — have been named the morning line favorites in their respective $50,000 events.

Trae Porter and Leonard’s Legacy ($8.40) were determined to call the shots in Thursday night’s (April 20) $14,000 Preferred Pace at Rosecroft.

Don Fanucci Zet, the winner of the 2021 Elitlopp and an elimination winner in 2022, but disqualified for making a break in the final, is back on track.