After coming up just short in his local debut last week, Spicy Hops rebounded with a big win in the $11,000 featured trot at Batavia Downs on Friday (Sept. 5).
Pick-5 carryover, $15k guarantee Sat. at Yonkers
No tickets hit the Pick-5 wager on Friday night (Sept. 5) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, leading to a $4,035.67 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in Saturday night’s (Sept. 6) sequence.
Worklifebalance holds, Perfect Thought strikes for NJ Classic wins
Worklifebalance and Perfect Thought both uncorked strong stretch bursts to claim their respective $150,000 New Jersey Classic Finals for pacing fillies on Friday night (Sept. 5) at The Meadowlands.
Papis Pistol blazes, Bookie J bounds for NJ Classic wins
Papis Pistol and Bookie J won their respective $150,000 New Jersey Classic finals on Friday night (Sept. 5) at The Meadowlands.
Apex atop his game in New Jersey Classic rookie trot
Apex took full advantage of a pocket trip behind rival Diabolic Hill before lifting in mid-stretch en route to a dominant 1:52.2 score — his fourth in a row in New Jersey — in the $250,000 New Jersey Classic for 2-year-old male trotters on Friday (Sept. 5) at the Meadowlands.
Yo Tillie goes to 11, Lipstick pulls upset in NJ Classic filly trots
Yo Tillie dug in through the stretch and overtook a game Champagne Problems in the final strides to extend her winning streak to 11 by capturing Friday’s $250,000 New Jersey Classic for 3-year-old female trotters by a neck in 1:50.2 at The Meadowlands.
Zapaca grabs Open win at Vernon
Zapaca (Leon Bailey) captures the $8,500 Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 5).
Frantic Hanover, Ginger Tree Lex PaSS stars at Philly
Over $1.5 million in purses was offered at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Sept. 5), with the bulk of the bounty being distributed in four $300,000 Championships of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds. In addition to the big-money finales, there were $50,000 consolations for each division, along with $100,000 in three races for fast-class older performers.
Virginia Equine Alliance unveils $2 million multiuse barn at Shenandoah Downs
The Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) celebrated the opening of its new $2 million multiuse barn on Friday (Sept. 5) with a ribbon-cutting at Shenandoah Downs. The 165-stall facility represents the latest chapter in Virginia’s harness racing story, one marked by resilience, investment and community spirit.
Plenty of Ohio Sires Stakes storylines Saturday at Scioto
Eldorado Scioto Downs hosts a big night of racing Saturday (Sept. 6), with Ohio Sire Stakes events for 2- and 3-year-olds providing numerous storylines in addition to the Grade 2 Jim Ewart Memorial and Grade 2 Charlie Hill Memorial.