Snowonthepines didn’t let any grass grow under her feet on Saturday (Sept. 6) at Bangor Raceway as the distaff with the unblemished record put on a speed show in her $17,000-plus division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Race-off in the Campionato Europeo in Italy
One of the very few heat races still existing in Europe is the Italian Campionato Europeo is held on the half-mile track in Cesena. This year, a race-off was needed to determine the final winner of the first prize of 55,200 Euros.
‘Dance’ shows new move, wins again at Big M
After winning two starts back at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and, in most recent, The Meadowlands, in wire-to-wire fashion, some might have thought Christopher Dance N was a one-dimensional type of performer.
Two-year-old Ohio Sires Stakes action at Scioto Downs
Chris Page and Ron Burke darn near made a driver-trainer sweep of the pacing 2-year-old Ohio Sires Stakes held at Eldorado Scioto Downs Saturday (Sept. 6), taking five of the six divisions.
Triple carryovers Sunday night at MGM Northfield Park
The Sunday night (Sept. 7) racing action at MGM Northfield Park immediately begins with a bang. The 20-cent super-hi five in the opener boasts a carryover of $8,700 with an estimated pool of $50,000.
Odds On Chesapeake scores fourth OSS win of season as Scioto hosts Fifth Leg for Sophomores
Odds On Chesapeake scored her fourth Ohio Sires Stakes win of the season on Saturday (Sept. 6) as Eldorado Scioto Downs hosted the fifth and final leg for three divisions of sophomores.
Hillexotic, Ervin Hanover win Grade 2 Hill and Ewart Memorials
Just two ticks off the track record, Ervin Hanover and Louis Roy took the $250,000 Grade 2 Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:47.2 Saturday (Sept. 6) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Hillexotic and Austin Hanners took the companion Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:51.1.
Favorites prevail in Simcoe; Windor surprises in Champlain
Odds-on chalks Ayeaye Captain Deo and Crack Shot found the winner’s circle in their respective divisions of the Grade 3 C$159,124 Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old pacing males on Saturday night (Sept. 6) at Woodbine Mohawk Park while the single division of the Grade 3 C$159,745 Champlain Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males went the way of a 29-1 upset by Windor.
Fragment shatters Batavia track record; Bartlett wins four at NY Night of Champions
Batavia Downs hosted the $2.4 million New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions on Saturday (Sept. 6) with eight divisions vying for $300,000 each. The competition was solid across the board, but two stars rose above the rest when the dust settled. Per Engblom’s Fragment turned a lot of heads when he scorched the Batavia oval in 1:52.1 for driver Jason Bartlett and shattered the track record for 2-year-old pacing colts by 1-2/5 seconds.
Last Goodbye charges to Tioga series final victory
Last Goodbye (Mike Merton) captured the $27,000 final of the Summer Sensation Claiming Series at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 6).