A tale of two toteboard outcomes unfolded in the pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands – My Girl EJ fulfilled a 3-5 promise winning her elimination and Disney later spoiled at odds of 66-1 in the second elimination.
Draw and Detention information for Mass Breeders Finals
The $1.28 million finals of the 2024 Massachusetts Breeders Stake will be held at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 24) starting at 2 p.m. The condition sheet for that day has been released and the entry box closes on Monday (Oct. 21) at 9 a.m.
Harmon wins Powder Puff Derby at Shenandoah
Shenandoah Downs celebrated the life of Cathy Rutherford on Saturday (October 19), with five of the top women drivers at the Downs competing in the “Pink Power” Pace, topped off with a $2,000 donation to the Shenandoah Chapter of The American Cancer Society.
Xpert, Daily Double Deo score in NJSS Finals at Freehold
Freehold Raceway hosted two $70,000 Standardbred Development Fund finals for two-year-old pacers on Saturday (Oct. 19).
Papa Doc feature winner on swift day at Pocono
Papa Doc took full advantage of the rail to set the pace, slowed the half, then sprinted home in :56 to bring his mark down to 1:53 in winning the $18,500 fast-class trot Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, an October day where eleven horses set lifetime marks, including every winning horse featured in this story.
Daniel “Don” Gillis, 87, dies
Longtime trainer-driver Daniel E. (Don) Gillis has died at the age of 87 after a lengthy illness.
Racing at Hawthorne returns
The 2024 Hawthorne harness racing meeting opens this weekend with leg three of its Night of Champions stake series. First post on both Saturday (Oct. 19) and Sunday (Oct. 20) is 7:10 p.m.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Oct. 19
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday evening (Oct. 19).
Byron bags five at Vernon
Aaron Byron drove five winners, highlighted by PL Princess C’s win in the $8,500 featured Fillies & Mares Open Pace, at Vernon Downs on Friday (Oct. 18).
Country Victory sets Philly record in Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell stakes series, for Pennsylvania-sired youngsters, opened its fall stand at Harrah’s Philadelphia during a Friday night (Oct. 18) card of racing, and in the very first Liberty Bell event of 2024, the International Moni-Kristins Victory freshman trotting filly Country Victory set a divisional track record of 1:53.4 in winning one of that stake’s two $30,000 divisions.