Somwherunderheavn is off to a great start in her career with four wins and four seconds in her first eight starts. The 3-year-old filly, a homebred daughter of Nob Hill High owned by Sharon Fisher, earned her biggest payday thus far on Tuesday (April 4). She won the $22,500 final of the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial late closer, featuring female pacers who were non-winners of two pari-mutuel races or $20,000 when the series started.
Pantaleano, Betts tops in Game Of Claims trot
Driver Jim Pantaleano won three of Tuesday’s (April 4) five $20,000 first-round divisions of the Game Of Claims Series for $25,000 trotters — two of them trained by Scott Betts — at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Fourth-round Borgata showdowns set
The fourth of five MGM Borgata Pacing Series preliminary rounds will be featured next Monday night (April 10) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Twenty horses were entered for this leg, resulting in three $50,000 divisions (races three, six and eight).
Beyer sees numbers increase, even if he doesn’t look
Troy Beyer is not one to keep track of his stats, preferring to wait until the end of the year to check his numbers. When the time has come to look, it’s been a pleasant sight. Two years ago, Beyer won 96 races and drove horses that earned $1.02 million in purses. He surpassed those figures last year, registering 148 victories and $1.62 million in the money column.
Barn fire on Monday at Cool Winds Farm
According to a story on limaohio.com, Perry Township (OH) firefighters, along with eight other nearby fire departments, responded to a barn fire at Cool Winds Farm in the township early Monday morning (April 3).
Ruthless Hanover qualifies in 1:50 at Philadelphia
Ruthless Hanover was ultra-impressive in a qualifying race Tuesday morning (April 4) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, stopping the timer in 1:50.
Diamond Creek Farm Open House on June 3
Diamond Creek Farm will hold its sixth annual Open House at its Pennsylvania Farm on June 3.
Entry box open for Cumberland qualifiers
The USTA’s online entry box is now open for the initial qualifying races at Cumberland Raceway in Maine, which will start at 11 a.m. this Saturday (April 8).
Funatthebeach N surprises, Kakaley triples in MGM Borgata Pacing Series
Last year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion Funatthebeach N had posted a third and a fourth thus far in the 2023 edition of the event, but he scored a breakthrough 1:50.4 upset victory in the third of four $50,000 divisions of the third leg on Monday night (April 3) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The winner’s share of the purse also made Funatthebeach N the newest millionaire in harness racing.
Warren wins six on Shenandoah opening weekend
The first ever spring harness season at Shenandoah Downs kicked off Saturday (April 1) as local trainer Betsy Brown reached the winner’s circle in the initial race with Terry’s Watching, runner-up in the 2022 Virginia Breeders 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Trot Championship. Todd Warren drove the Charlie De Vie gelding in his first start this year for locally-based owner James Brown.