With the calendar turned to November, the last of the Illinois-bred stakes are behind us, and that usually means conditioned or claiming series have arrived. In this case, they have at Hawthorne on Saturday night (Nov. 4) where the first of three “Pop-Up” series legs will be contested.
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Diamond Creek reveals stallion plan for homebred Confederate
Fresh off the thrills of a Breeders Crown victory, Diamond Creek has announced that Confederate will be standing in 2024 in Pennsylvania.
Tactical Approach headlines Hoosier sophomore stakes winners
A week removed from the 40th edition of the Breeders Crown, Harrah’s Hoosier Park once again played host to some of the sport’s brightest stars in a quartet of sophomore stakes on Friday (Nov. 3). The beat went on for the 2023 Hambletonian champion, Tactical Approach, who added yet another stakes score to his resume with a dominant performance in the $205,000 Carl Erskine.
Milleniums Girl cruises to feature win at Vernon
Milleniums Girl and driver Barton Dalious captured the $6,500 pacing feature for fillies and mares at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov. 3).
Cousin Margie turns tables on Fancy Hill in Northville distaff
Cousin Margie and driver Lindsay Moen turned the tables on Fancy Hill and driver Skip DeMull in capturing the $9,500 Open Pace for mares in 1:56.3 Friday night (Nov. 3) at Northville Downs.
MADC Races Recap from Friday night at the Big M
With the temperature just below 50 degrees, the MADC series featured three races on the Friday (Nov. 3) night card. As always, the races featured a lot of action from the start and some prices on the short side for these fields, except for the last race.
Torrid Saint A, Probert are Plainridge feature winners
A pair of $25,000 upper-level conditioned paces that were divided by gender topped the card on Friday afternoon (Nov. 3) at Plainridge Park and both events featured fantastic finishes.
Upsets Prevail In Dayton Opens
It was Mossdale Lottee N and Adamsville Road to capture the Friday (Nov. 3) night Dayton Raceway Open’s.
Tactical Approach lands Stallion Home at Diamond Creek
Tactical Approach, trained by Nancy Takter, is from the first crop of the red hot sire, Tactical Landing and out of the Donato Hanover mare, Sarcy, making him a half-brother to Double Deceiver (1:50.2, $822,579). He raced lightly at two, making five starts with two wins in the Kentucky Sire Stakes Commonwealth Series. He came back very strong at three this season, increasing his bankroll to over $1.35 million, taking a mark of 1:50.1. Providing memorable wins in the Hambletonian, Kentucky Futurity and Breeders Crown, all from undesirable post positions.
Hoosier Park to host four Grand Circuit stakes Friday
On Friday night (Nov. 3), Harrah’s Hoosier Park will host four Grand Circuit Stakes — the $205,000 Carl Erskine for 3-year-old open trotters, the $190,000 Monument Circle for 3-year-old colt pacers, the $115,000 Crossroads of America for 3-year-old filly trotters and the $105,000 USS Indianapolis for 3-year-old filly pacers.