Continuing her strong sophomore season, Bond won the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old filly trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday (Oct. 28). Driving the filly to the track-record victory was her trainer Ake Svanstedt.
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Lyons Friends upsets at Northville
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday (Oct. 28) night program at The Ville with Lyons Friends (Western Ideal – Artistic Vision) and driver Kody Massey upsetting the betting favorite Southwind Amazon in 1:55.1.
Primo Uomo cruises to victory at Vernon
Primo Uomo captured the $8,500 featured pace on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Vernon Downs.
Hat tricks for Miller, Noble and exotics at Dayton Raceway
With a record crowd in attendance, drivers Dan Noble and Brett Miller both celebrated driving hat tricks on the Saturday (Oct. 28) card of racing. Dayton Raceway also featured ostrich and camel races.
Jiggy ‘Jogs’ to Crown in Mare Trot
Jiggy Jog S, the 1-9 favorite, cruised to a track-record clocking of 1:51.1 in the $400,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot on Saturday night (Oct. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Jujubee to stand in Indiana
Jon Erdner, the owner of Dan Patch Trotter of the Year Jujubee 2,1:59.1f; 3,1:49.3 ($1,228,809), has announced that Jujubee will stand his first season at stud in 2024 in Indiana at Ivy Lane Farm. The only 3-year-old trotter to record two sub-1:50 miles and the only Trotter of the Year to ever stand in Indiana, his fee has been set at $4,000.
Bongiorno guides two Kindergarten winners
Driver Joe Bongiorno had some power Friday night (Oct. 27) at the Meadowlands, and the 30-year-old pilot put it to good use, taking two of the seven $20,000 fifth-leg divisions of the Crawford Farms Kindergarten Series, for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait.
Virginia finalists aim to defend Breeders’ titles
Caviart Gwen, K J Alexander and Miraclepowerfull all look to defend their 2022 Virginia Breeders’ Championship titles Sunday (Oct. 29) at Shenandoah Downs when they compete as 3-year-olds in their respective 2023 divisional clashes. In all, $802,200 in purse money will be on the line in Sunday’s 14-race card, and the trio of 2-year-old champs noted will battle for respective purses of $84,000, $85,600 and $89,800 in the filly trot, colt/gelding trot and colt/gelding pace.
Three MADC races highlight Friday Big M card
With Halloween just a few days away, the MADC fall/winter series had three events on Friday night (Oct. 27) at the Meadowlands, and the post time favorite was defeated in all three races.
Karl sets stakes and track records on way to Crown triumph
Karl, driven by Yannick Gingras, was at his best Friday night, winning the $700,000 Breeders Crown final for freshman colt and gelding trotters with a track- and stakes-record 1:51.4 performance at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.