Funky Buddha motored for the lead and held the upper edge of a cutthroat stretch battle against 6-5 favorite Sea Bistro Hanover to win the lone $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday night (Aug. 9) at The Red Mile.
Snowonthepines takes Topsham by storm
A true sign of summer is when the Maine Sire Stakes and harness racing in general makes its annual swing into the Pine Tree State’s agricultural fair circuit.
Pick-5 carryover Monday at Northfield
The Pick-5 on Sunday night at Northfield Park went unsolved, sending a carryover to the Monday evening (Aug. 10) action.
August Hoof Beats: All Hail
The August issue of Hoof Beats features Allegiant, the American-bred and Swedish-based trotter who took the world by storm with her world-record 1:48 victory in the Elitlopp this May.
Teams Neal/Loughry and Schadel hot at Honesdale (PA)
Honesdale, PA – The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit made the first of two consecutive stops in this northeast Pennsylvania borough, not too distant from the New York state line, on Saturday and Sunday for a 2-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet; there will also be two days of racing during the fair proper this coming Wednesday (Aug. 12) and Thursday (Aug. 13).
Freshman fillies contes PA Stakes Action at Philly
The 2-year-old pacing filly JK Lady Liberty, by Captain Crunch out of 2014 Horse of the Year JK She’salady, became the only two-time Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winner in her section during Sunday’s (Aug. 9) third preliminary round for the state-sired horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Livonjaxandqueens grabs Open Pace at Tioga on Sunday
Livonjaxandqueens (Tom Merton) captures the $16,500 Open Pace on Sunday (Aug. 9) at Tioga Downs.
Kissme Ifyoucan Pops in Kentucky Championship Series
Kissme Ifyoucan pounced from a pocket ride and held back game tempo-setter Heart Of Secret to take the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies in a 1:51.4 mile on Sunday (Aug. 9) during a make-up non-wagering card at The Red Mile.
Jackson trainees sweep feature races at Batavia Sunday
It was a good day at the office for trainer Dakota Jackson, who saw two of his students win races at Batavia Downs and fortuitously, both occurred in the co-featured $13,500 Opens on Sunday (Aug. 9) afternoon.
Chris Beaver provides Endurance update
Trainer Chris Beaver posted an update on social media regarding his 3-year-old trotter Endurance, who went off stride in the final turn of Saturday’s Hambletonian at the Meadowlands.