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Prairie Panther (John MacDonald) captured the $7,500 featured pace on Saturday (April 20) at Vernon Downs.

The MADC had two races carded on Saturday night (April 20) at The Meadowlands. The only unusual thing for these events this night was that the top betting choices either won or were right in the mix.

It’s not too often that a driver hopes to go a first-over trip, especially in a field of exceptional horses, but that’s exactly how it went for Andy McCarthy and Maximus Miki, who teamed up to win the $27,500 winners-over pacing feature at The Meadowlands Saturday night (April 20).

Tony Beltrami and John Calabrese both hit the pedal and snagged the gold in their respective $9,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (April 20).

Harness racing’s United States Harness Drivers Club had a triple header at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday (April 20) with Jack McNeil, Brian Tomlinson and Stacey McLenaghan each reaching the winner’s circle in their respective events.

For the second race in a row, Lip Reader A lagged off the starting gate, dropping back to last, but closed with a rush to claim the $14,000 Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (April 20). He beat Optical Illusion N by a neck in 1:55.2 over the fast track.

Upsets were the order of the day on Saturday afternoon (April 20) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, as in seven $20,000 third and final preliminary events of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-olds (four for males and three for females), the only favorite — the only horse who paid less than $10 — was Beautiful Roz, who completed a sweep of her prelims in a lifetime best 1:53.

The prestigious Prix de l’Atlantique raced Saturday afternoon (April 20) in front of 11,013 spectators at the Enghien Track in the outskirts of Paris, France, was won in a convincing style by Horsy Dream with Eric Raffin in the bike.

French trotter Elegant Dulupin FR was parked every step of the way and resolutely prevailed over the favorite McStoned Again to take Friday’s (April 19) $6,000 featured trot at Cumberland.