After tasting defeat for the first time in 2024 in her last outing, Agent Of Fortune avenged her loss with a victory in the lone $95,000 division of Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The feature of the 13-race Tuesday (June 25) card was round three of eight for the sophomore trotting fillies.
Admiral Hill wins KYSS in fastest mile ever at Oak Grove
Oak Grove, KY — After finishing third in the first Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) final at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, Admiral Hill not only scored retribution when winning the $150,000 series final for 4-year-old pacing horses and geldings on Tuesday (June 25) but did so with the fastest mile ever recorded in the short history of the track: a 1:48 front-stepping effort.
California Sire Stakes payments due by July 1
Columbus, OH – Nominating and sustaining payments are due July 1, 2024, for the California Sires stakes program.
Square Deal scores in Harrington FFA
Harrington, DE – Mark Howard’s Square Deal ($8.60, Tony Morgan) emerged from the pocket a winner in 1:52.2 in the featured $22.500 Free-For-All Tuesday (June 25) at Harrington Raceway.
Swedish Starlet N goes career best in Plainridge Open
Plainville, MA — Despite being assigned post eight in the $20,000 fillies and mares Open Handicap pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (June 25) afternoon, Swedish Starlet N made every post a winning one after touring the facility in a career best, 1:52 mile.
Thunder Hunter Joe not caught in Pocono feature
Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Huntsville gelding Thunder Hunter Joe got a change in scenery in the Tuesday (June 25) afternoon feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, as the usually-late-charging four-year-old went wire-to-wire in 1:49.4 in taking the $17,000 featured pace.
Harrah’s Philadelphia seeks outrider
Harrah’s Philadelphia is seeking an outrider for the 2024 live racing season.
Sass Newton, 30, dies
Winbak Farm is sad to announce the passing of Sass Newton p,2,2:03.4h; 3,2:00.1f; 1:51s ($607,466). She was a 30-year-old retired broodmare who resided at Winbak Farm of Maryland. Sass Newton was a 38-time winning daughter of Storm Compensation. She passed on June 11, 2024.
Tetrick wins six in Philadelphia 2-year-old races
Two-year-olds continued their education into the racing wars on Tuesday morning (June 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with ten events — three each for pacing colts and fillies, and two apiece for the trotting sections divided by sex. Driver Tim Tetrick had a big hand in the proceedings as he won six times.
Little movement in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
There was little movement in the Week 2 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, with the only shift in positions occurring with Captain’s Quarters moving from No. 9 to No. 8 in a swap of spots with Hellabalou.