Driver Tyler Miller had a night to remember driving five winners including a win with Top Rank ($7.60) in the featured $11,000 Wayne County 6 Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 9).
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Don’tcallmefrancis wires field; Hired Luck worst to first in Northville co-features
Don’tcallmefrancis (Rocknroll Hanover – Nanny Withafanny) and Art McIlmurray wired the field to win the Open Pace for the boys in 1:55.2, while Hired Luck (Tellitlikeitis – Lady Luck Killean) and driver/trainer Tyler Miller came from worst to first to win the Mares Open Pace in 1:56.1.
Winner’s Circle Speed Sale full and closed
The second annual Winner’s Circle Speed Sale is set to take place on Thursday (Sept. 28).
Three upsets in four New York Sire Stakes finals for pacers
Huntinthelastdolar was the lone pacer to win a New York Sire Stakes championship as a favorite Saturday (Sept. 9), capturing the $225,000 final for 3-year-old colts and geldings by three-quarters of a length over Thunder Hunter Joe in 1:52 over a surface labeled “good” at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Its A Me Mario finished third.
Chapercraz lowers track record in NY Sire Stakes finals for trotters
A track record performance by Chapercraz headlined the four $225,000 New York Sire Stakes finals for 2- and 3-year-old trotters that took place as part of Saturday’s (Sept. 9) blockbuster program at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Bythemissal blows away rivals in Aria Invitational Pace
Bythemissal and driver Yannick Gingras bounced back from a narrow defeat in the Canadian Pacing Derby seven days ago to dominate in the $250,000 Aria Inviational Pace, a co-feature of MGM Yonkers Raceway’s International Day program, winning the mile and one-quarter event in a track record 2:21.2 clocking.
Napolitano Jr. dominates Pocono program
George Napolitano Jr. dominated the action on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. On a 13-race Saturday (Sept. 9) program, Napolitano drove seven winners.
Vivid Wise As stars in MGM Yonkers International Trot
Vivid Wise As, representing Italy in Saturday’s $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway, took advantage of a quick start to get the lead from post one, repelled multiple challengers throughout, and drew off in the closing stages to win the race in 2:23.1 over the distance of 1-1/4 miles.
So Amazing holds on to win at Vernon
So Amazing (Steeven Genois) captured the $6,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace on Friday (September 8).
Red Mile begins week with onset of stakes
Harness racing’s Red Mile begins it’s Sunday-Monday-Tuesday week with an octet of stakes events on Sunday (Sept. 10), highlighted by a pair of $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series events.