Hellabalou, the winner of the last two Borgata Series championships at MGM Yonkers Raceway, showed he’s more than an early-season specialist by taking a new mark of 1:48.3 in Sunday afternoon’s (Aug. 4) $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Happy Jack B wins Tioga NYSS
Happy Jack B and driver Tyler Buter lived up to 1-5 billing with a 1:54.2 win in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (Aug. 4).
Riegle, Arnie Almahurst purses announced
The Darke County (Ohio) Agricultural Society has announced the final purses for the Gene Riegle Memorial Pace and Arnie Almahurst Trot.
Topsham (Maine) postpones Sunday card
Sunday’s (Aug. 4) races at the Topsham (Maine) Fair have been postponed due to flooding at the fairgrounds caused by torrential downpours early Sunday morning.
P Chico wins Tioga trotting feature
P Chico and driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. captured the $10,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 3).
Cheatin Fate defies the odds, wins Maine Sire Stakes
Marc and Peggy Tardif’s Maine-bred colt Cheatin Fate won his first Maine Sire Stakes on Saturday (Aug. 3) at Cumberland Raceway.
Ever Hoping A sets track record at Cumberland
Ron Cushing’s Ever Hoping A set a Cumberland Raceway track record in Saturday’s (Aug. 3) $25,000 Pine Tree Invitational, which was also the loftiest purse of the year at the iconic Southern Maine oval.
Zapaca and War Of Will score feature wins at Vernon
Zapaca (Steeven Genois) and War Of Will (Leon Bailey) took the co-features at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 3).
Stranger Things, Power And Grace take Batavia features
A pair of $13,500 Open Handicaps — one on the pace and one on the trot — highlighted the Saturday (Aug. 3) card at Batavia Downs and both events provided exciting finishes.
Meadows cancels final race Saturday
During race 12 at The Meadows on Saturday evening (Aug. 3), a heavy rainstorm moved through the area. Race 13 on the program was canceled as the drivers deemed the racing surface unsafe and refused to drive.