After falling short in the finals of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series and Breeders Crown, Holly Lane Stud East Ltd.’s Luna Lovegood put it all together in the $116,100 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, coasting to a 1:53.2 win over Kendra.
Pocket Rockets account for Pocono features
The same phrase applies to the outcome of both $15,000 trotting features at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (Nov. 11) afternoon: “Pocketsitter overhauls pacesetter.”
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Reisenweaver, Chiodo victorious in Philly AHDC races
Steven Reisenweaver ripped to a 27-1 upset and Bruno Chiodo charged from off the speed to win their respective $7,500 American Harness Drivers Club divisions at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Nov. 10).
Grand Circuit week opens Monday at Dover
The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this week for the Matron Stakes for 2-year-olds.
Axion Hanover gets third in a row in Cumberland feature
Red hot reinsman Drew Campbell won four races at Cumberland on Sunday (Nov. 10) including the $5,000 featured conditioned pace with Axion Hanover.
Batavia to offer $75,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool on Wednesday
With no one hitting the Pick-5 wager again at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 9) there is a $23,931 carryover for that wager in the first race on Wednesday (Nov. 13) and track management has announced that pool will be guaranteed at $75,000 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.
Davis scores win 4,000 on Sunday at MGM Northfield Park
The 2024 campaign has been an up and down season for driver Billy Davis Jr., but he has continued to persevere through it all and on Sunday (Nov. 10) at MGM Northfield Park he earned his 4,000th career victory.
UPDATE: Roger Roland, 87, dies
Roger Roland, 87, of Grinnell, Iowa, died Nov. 7, 2024, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Calicojack Hanover romps in Philly feature
The French-Canadian juggernaut of driver Daniel Dubé, trainer Luc Blais and owner Determination came blasting through Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 10) with the Captaintreacherous sophomore colt Calicojack Hanover winning the $13,500 handicap pacing feature in 1:51.4.