Though it was a rainy day on Thursday (Oct. 19) at Dayton Raceway, it was all sunny skies for driver Trevor Smith, who scored his 1,000th career driving win.
Karl, Private Access win Crown elims for 2-year-old male trotters
Karl and Yannick Gingras regained winning form in a powerhouse performance, capturing the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown elimination for juvenile trotting colts and geldings, on Thursday night (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in 1:54 over a track labeled sloppy.
Pick-5 proves elusive on Thursday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway
Driver Austin Siegelman won with Vinny De Vie at 21-1 and Alex Tye at 17-1 during Thursday night’s (Oct. 19) Pick-5 at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and was the main catalyst that led to no tickets having five of five in the wager.
Tactical Mounds, Call Me Goo, Bestfriend Volo, Jet Hill foil foes in Circle City
Sophomore trotters were featured in $30,000 Circle City events over a sloppy track Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Tactical Mounds and Scott Zeron taking the spotlight with a 1:53.3 score in the second of two divisions for fillies.
Warrawee Michelle speeds to Crown frosh filly trot elim win
Warrawee Michelle took top honors across three $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old trotting fillies, held Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with a 1:53.4 win in the third split. Buy A Round and Drawn Impression captured the other eliminations over a sloppy racing surface.
Smooth sailing for Racey Rach N in Plainridge distaff
Racey Rach N (Mitchell Cushing) took full advantage of a perfect trip to cash in the win in the $25,000 Winners-Over pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 19).
Hellabalou hails in Dayton Open
It was an episode of “catch me if you can” for Hellabalou once again in Thursday’s (Oct. 19) $25,000 Open Pace at Hollywood Dayton Raceway.
Northfield fall series fast approaching
Draw dates for MGM Northfield Park’s free-to-enter fall series are fast approaching.
Last call for OCRA annual banquet reservations
The Ohio Colt Racing Association will be holding its 90th annual awards banquet Sunday (Oct. 29) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Moment Is Here sells for $285,500 at onGait.com
A week after El Rey brought $525,000, another colt from the “glamour” division sold at onGait.com when Moment Is Here p,3,1:49s went for $285,500 on Thursday afternoon. Mark Weaver of Pennsylvania was the high bidder.