Renee “Ruth” Cohen, who moved to Denver with her husband Eddy in 1979, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10th, at Shalom Park at the age of 92.
Cecil Hanover speeds to Oak Grove win
Per Engblom pupil Cecil Hanover, escaping the clutches of Ponda Jet following a runner-up finish in the top class last time, went down the road out of his assigned wide draw to post an easy 1:54.2 victory in the $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (April 14).
Miami Valley to host Mindlin Invitational
Miami Valley Raceway will be hosting its fourth annual $100,000 Pacey Mindlin Memorial Invitational for free-for-all pacers on Saturday (May 2).
Calculated Concept takes Miami Valley feature
Calculated Concept won for the second time this year by taking the featured conditioned trot at Miami Valley Raceway on Tuesday night (April 14).
Concise, ‘Allioop’ repeat in Weiss filly trot
Concise and Allioop Blue Chip were repeat winners in Bobby Weiss Series action for 3-year-old trotting females on Tuesday afternoon (April 14) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while no first-round winners on the pacing side could repeat in their second-round divisions. Each purse on both gaits was $17,500.
Nite Time Deal decisive in Harrington feature
Brian Frazier’s Nite Time Deal ($10) was a 1:55.2 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (April 14) at Harrington Raceway.
Encryption perplexes Plainridge pacers; Athearn wins four
A pair of $13,000 conditioned paces for 5-year-olds and under topped the Tuesday (April 14) card at Plainridge Park, and one of the winners posted a new lifetime mark.
Fred Morgan Jr., 73, dies
Frederick Eugene Morgan Jr., 73, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away on Monday (April 13) from Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Big M to honor legacy of Abbatiello with Carmine’s
This Saturday (April 18), the Meadowlands Racetrack and Carmine’s NYC are hosting an Evening with Carmine’s at the Meadowlands, a one-night dining experience honoring the legacy of the late Carmine Abbatiello.
Updated list of April 15 stakes payments reminders
The April 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Here is a list of notices that have been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.