Top Italian trotter Vivid Wise As loves to race at Cagnes sur Mer in Southern France and Sunday afternoon (March 12) he won the prestigious Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la dote d’Azur for the third time.
Mission Accepted, Speedy Dominic A capture $19,000 features at MGM Northfield Park
After getting parked the mile last week, Ohio-bred Mission Accepted upended foe Winning Shadow on Sunday night (March 12) at MGM Northfield Park, winning the $19,000 Open Trot in 1:54.
Threshold scores in ‘Lebanon Legends’ series at Miami Valley
Threshold, recently shipped to Miami Valley specifically to compete in the George Williams Memorial Series, made the trip from the East Coast worthwhile by capturing the $30,000 championship final on Sunday (March 12).
P L Leeroy doubles up in Pocono Game Of Claims
There were four repeat winners in Saturday’s eight divisions of the second preliminaries of Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $27,500 base-tag horses, but during nine $12,500 divisions of the second-round GOC for $17,500-priced entrants Sunday (March 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, only P L Leeroy could post a repeat victory.
USTA Board of Directors annual meeting concludes on Sunday
Meetings of the Finance and Rules Committees and the closing general session were on the agenda for Sunday’s third and final day of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH.
Backstreet Shadow and Ahundreddollarbill win Big M co-features
A pair of veterans with gawdy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at The Meadowlands Saturday night (March 11), as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trotters.
Faraldo, Loewe re-elected at USTA Board of Directors annual meeting
Incumbents Joe Faraldo and Mark Loewe were re-elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors on Saturday (March 11) at the opening general session on the second day of the annual meeting.
Round Two of Game Of Claims Series starts at Pocono
Four of the eight $20,000 divisions of the second preliminary for the Game Of Claims Pacing Series, for horses base-tagged at $27,500 this week, saw repeat winners on Saturday afternoon (March 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
‘All Rise’ for ‘The Judge’ in AHDC
“The Judge” Tony Beltrami had marching orders for his charge All Rise and led for every step to take the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (March 11).
Father and son to duel in Grand Criterium de Vitesse
Vivid Wise As is favored to win the Grand Criterium de Vitesse where his son, Charmant de Zack, also is entered to race.