Three $17,000-plus divisions of freshmen male pacers rolled into Bangor Raceway Saturday (Sept. 12) for the Maine Sire Stakes with one previously unbeaten colt being tested and ultimately finishing second.
Touchedbyanangel sets career best in Gold for 3-year-old trotting colts
Touchedbyanangel posted a 1:52.1 career-best win, and pushed his lifetime earnings to brink of C$500,000 in the lone C$150,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 5 division for 3-year-old trotting colts on Saturday (Sept. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
20,000 spectators at Vincennes
The big late-summer race day at the Vincennes track in Paris, featuring the three biggest age-group races for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old trotters, drew a record crowd in the beautiful weather.
Galante A rockets home in Big M feature
The trip was anything but smooth, but leading driver Brett Beckwith found the right path to guide Galante A to victory lane Saturday (Sept. 12) night at The Meadowlands in the featured mid-level conditioned pace.
Emoticon Legacy wins Hill, Ken Hanover takes Ewart at Scioto
Emoticon Legacy, under a hand drive, put separation on the field to set a new track and world record for 4-year-old stallions, winning the $250,000 Grade 2 Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:50.2 on Saturday (Sept. 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Redland Rocket Man surprises with world record Simcoe win
John Pentland trainee Redland Rocket Man ripped off a pocket trip to a world-record-equaling mile when scoring in 1:46.4 in the C$140,000 Grade 3 Simcoe Stakes on Saturday night (Sept. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Colonial Trot leads Harrah’s 20th anniversary celebration
Harrah’s celebrated its 20th anniversary of harness racing on the banks of the Delaware River in southeast Pennsylvania with a special Saturday night (Sept. 12) card, 20 years to the week of its first-ever program and 58 years to the week of the inaugural staging of the Colonial Trot at Liberty Bell Park on the northeast side of Philadelphia.
Zenmeister S, Red Blooded win co-features at Tioga
Zenmeister S, driven by Kyle Swift, and Red Blooded, driven by Jim Pantaleano, took the co-features at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
Lip Reader A takes seasonal mark in Batavia Open romp
In what can only be described as a dominant performance, Lip Reader A overpowered a solid field of sidewheelers in the $13,500 Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
War Of Will is longshot winner in Open Pace at Vernon
War Of Will, driven by John MacDonald, charged late to steal the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12) at odds of 36-1.