The Åke Svanstedt Stable, winner of five 2-year-old qualifying races during the first baby session at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania a week ago, topped itself on Wednesday (June 10) with six of their freshmen tasting success, including a sweep of the four contests for trotting fillies.
James M. Teynor, 74, dies
James M. Teynor, aged 74, passed away on June 8, 2026, in Bucyrus, Ohio. Born on October 21, 1951, James spent his formative years in Bucyrus and graduated from Bucyrus High School.
Cash Money Twenty threepeats in Aces feature pace
The track was lightning fast and the action was exciting at Running Aces on Tuesday night (June 9) and Cash Money Twenty posted another big performance in the $15,000 featured Open Handicap pace for his third win in a row.
Soft Shot wins again at Saratoga
Soft Shot became the winningest distaffer in the Fillies and Mares Open this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Tuesday (June 9) when the top-flight lady pacer scored in the $18,000 feature for the fifth time in 2026.
Ivan Sugg, 83, dies (updated with arrangements)
Ivan Sugg, 83, passed away at his home in Deshler, Ohio, on June 9, 2026.
Vernon Downs to feature EBCs on Friday
Vernon Downs will play host to the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) for both sophomore trotting colts & geldings and fillies on Friday (June 12) at a special post time of 12:15 p.m.
Oak Grove trotting feature no contest; Handsome Stranger wins pacing feature
The $17,000 featured trot on the Tuesday (June 9) card at Oak Grove was declared a “no contest” following an accident on the last turn involving two horses, both of whom emerged uninjured.
Dame Good Time equals world record at Pocono
Ridge Warren was in the right place at the right time Tuesday afternoon (June 9) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania – and thus he got to drive Dame Good Time, who equaled the world record for older trotting geldings on a five-eighths-mile track with a 1:50.2 victory in the card’s $27,500 fast-class handicap trot.
Memorynimagination, Resolve To Win dead heat at Plainridge
Two of the top trotters at the current Plainridge Park meet hit the wire simultaneously and took new lifetime marks in their dead heat for win in Tuesday’s (June 9) featured $27,500 Open Handicap Trot.
Two-year-olds out in force for Philly qualifiers
Fourteen fields of freshmen faced the starting gate in the first full-scale set of 2-year-old qualifiers of the season at Harrah’s Philadelphia.