When live racing resumes on Monday night (Sept. 8) there will be a special bonus awaiting the faithful fans of MGM Northfield Park.
Dream Mine wins Swedish Trotting Derby
The Swedish Trotting Derby at Jägersro in Malmö, with a first prize of $425,000 for 4-year-old trotters, had Bullet The Bluesky (Readly Express) with its trainer Daniel Wäjersten as the big favorite, but Bullet The Bluesky made a break from the start and was disqualified.
September Hoof Beats: Hambletonian Hat Trick
The September issue of Hoof Beats features a closer look inside Nordic Catcher S’ record-breaking win in the 100th edition of the Grade 1 Hambletonian Stakes, held last month at the Meadowlands.
Hoof Beats: Insidious Enemy
The primary concern of horsepeople is, and should be, to get their steed to the winner’s circle in the next race. Still, many horsepeople seem too naïve to discern the decoupling game plan that is slowly being implemented.
Grand Circuit heating up into September
September led off on Friday and Saturday with eight “Grand Circuit” events.
Vic Zelenskyy, Date Night Hanover receive top billing Tuesday at The Red Mile
On Tuesday (Sept. 9) The Red Mile will conduct a 15-race card with older male and female trotters competing in two $35,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Sire Stakes. These events will be supported by five $10,000 fifth round legs of the Kentucky Wildcat Series for freshman trotters and pacers of each sex.
Typhoon Banner N wins feature at Tioga
Typhoon Banner N (Ridge Warren) captured the $15,000 featured Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (September 7).
Knockout Punch gets the duke in Philly
Knockout Round had the most punch late to win the $13,500 featured pace for up-and-coming male pacers in 1:51, during a Sunday afternoon card at Harrah’s Philadelphia where the track condition improved from “sloppy” at the start to “good” and then to “fast” for the bulk of the racing.
Seven is heavenly for Snowonthepines
Snowonthepines didn’t let any grass grow under her feet on Saturday (Sept. 6) at Bangor Raceway as the distaff with the unblemished record put on a speed show in her $17,000-plus division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Race-off in the Campionato Europeo in Italy
One of the very few heat races still existing in Europe is the Italian Campionato Europeo is held on the half-mile track in Cesena. This year, a race-off was needed to determine the final winner of the first prize of 55,200 Euros.