Vagabond horseman Seamus Quill popped and pounced while Yogi Sheridan rallied late and in time to win their respective $7,500 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Nov. 9).
Capacity Cumberland crowd honors Leigh Fitch
Family, friends and fans of Leigh Fitch swarmed the homestretch at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (Nov. 9) following a $7,592 winners-over pace named in memory of the legendary Maine driver.
Coblentz trainees win five Sunshine Stakes splits
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association hosted week two of their five-week Florida Sunshine Stakes season on Saturday (Nov. 9). Once again, Nick Coblentz dominated the eight race program with five training wins, two of those in the driver’s seat himself and one benefitting from a disqualification.
Jushua Tree on the road to the Prix d’Amérique
The 5-year-old French trotter Jushua Tree (Bold Eagle) is champion driver Jean-Michel Bazire’s bid for victory in the 2025 Prix d’Amérique.
Top performances on Night of Champions at Hawthorne
Saturday night (Nov. 9) at Hawthorne was Night of Champions as 12 stakes finals were contested for a total of nearly $1.6 million in purses. Despite some brief afternoon showers, the skies cleared and the track was fast for the Saturday evening card.
Papis Pistol takes aim in Kindergarten conquest
Following a lifetime-best 1:49.3 score in his final Kindergarten Series preliminary a week ago, Papis Pistol proved every bit as dominant in Saturday’s (Nov. 9) $148,500 Kindergarten final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the Meadowlands with a facile 1:50.3 victory.
Maryland marvelous in Kindergarten colt trot final
Odds-on favorite and millionaire Maryland stayed resolute under an intense far-turn blitz and emerged a 1:53.4 winner in the $173,300 Kindergarten Series final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday (Nov. 9) at The Meadowlands.
Rodeo Drive Deo scurries late to win Kindergarten filly pace
With a four-wide sweep in the stretch, Rodeo Drive Deo, with David Miller at the reins, won the $165,000 Kindergarten Series final for 2-year-old pacing fillies in 1:50.3 at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 9).
Champagne Problems rolls to Kindergarten score
Champagne Problems had some issues on the final turn, but driver Dexter Dunn steered the favorite clear of traffic and the Tactical Landing-Miss Caviar filly rolled home powerfully to capture the $243,400 Kindergarten Series final for female freshman trotters at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Nov. 9) in a 1:53.2 mile.
Front-end speed prevails in Batavia Downs co-features
An Open pace and an Open trot, both valued at $13,000, were center stage at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 9) and the winners of both events went gate-to-wire to do it.