The 2023 live racing season at Tioga Downs starts on Saturday (May 6) with purses up considerably over last year.
Stunners Wish takes Maryland Sires Stakes pace at Rosecroft
Tony Morgan made a Thursday (April 27) visit to Rosecroft a winning one as Stunners Wish ($2.20) took the $25,700 Maryland Sires Stakes for older pacers in 1:53.3.
Mary Ann Antonacci, 91, dies
Mary Ann Antonacci (DeRosa), 91, beloved widow of Gaetano “Sonny” Antonacci and longtime resident of Somers, Conn., died peacefully on April 27, 2023, at home surrounded by her family.
Faraldo first in NAADA Trot
Joe Faraldo fired Turbochargedpete from the center of the gate to the top, and they kept all their competitors behind them to register a 2:01 victory in the $10,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot before the pari-mutuel card at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (April 27).
Plainridge paces to Patrikthepiranha A, Bag Pipe Major
Speed was the order of the day in the pair of $25,000 winners-over paces that highlighted the Thursday afternoon (April 27) card at Plainridge Park.
Velocity Lady, Low Rider win Miami Valley features
Velocity Lady (Brady Galliers) scorched the Miami Valley oval in 1:50.2 beating Ocean Music (Dan Noble) and Single Girl (Tyler Smith) in the $34,000 Mares Open Handicap on Thursday (April 27).
Dyladmar impressive in Thursday Philly feature
The sophomore Muscle Hill colt Dyladmar was the most impressive winner in the four $13,500 featured races held Thursday (April 27) at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday, winning the trot in 1:53, just four-fifths of a second off Googoo Gaagaa‘s divisional track record.
Whole Lotta Lou breaks through at Big M
Stacy Chiodo has always felt a whole lotta love for Whole Lotta Lou, so it’s been gratifying for the trainer to see the 5-year-old pacer enjoy a breakout season in 2023. Whole Lotta Lou already has set career highs this year for wins, with five, and purses, with $49,420, while climbing the class ladder at The Meadowlands.
MGM Yonkers International Trot moves to Sept. 9
Fans and industry participants will want to mark their calendars with a number of schedule changes coming to MGM Yonkers Raceway throughout the rest of 2023.
Former NFL player Oscar Johnson Jr. scores first training win at Shenandoah Downs
Former NFL player Oscar Johnson Jr. got his first pari-mutuel win as a trainer at Shenandoah Downs this past Saturday (April 22) with Dr. Scott Woogen’s pacer KJ Erich, then the next afternoon struck again with Woogen’s Just A Passenger.