Six-year-old pacing gelding Sweet Oliver (Three Olives – Sugar Biscuit) and driver Ed Hennessey clocked the fastest mile on the 10 race program Saturday (August 26) night in 1:54.
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Incommunicado scores in Pocono feature
Incommunicado kept alive an impressive winning streak when he dominated the featured Open trot on Saturday (August 26) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race carried the day’s top purse of $30,000.
Posner named SBOANJ board member
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey’s board of directors would like to welcome its newest member Michael Posner of Jackson, New Jersey. He is filling a vacancy in the driver/trainer category from earlier this year.
Jereme’s Jet, 20, dies
John Leahy, the owner/breeder of world champion Jereme’s Jet, has notified the USTA that the pacer died Aug. 25, 2023, at the age of 20.
Winter Soldier ready to battle in Wellwood
Winter Soldier is a fighter, which might be the quality driver Andy McCarthy most admires when it comes to the 2-year-old male trotter. Winter Soldier is the 7-2 morning-line second choice in Saturday’s C$620,000 William Wellwood Memorial for rookie trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park. He is one of two horses in the final for trainer Tony Alagna, who also will send out 9-2 third choice Mars Hill. Both were elimination winners last week.
Jet Hill sets Scioto track record in Ohio Sires Stakes
Jet Hill wrapped up the final leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old colt trotters by setting a new Eldorado Scioto Downs track record Friday (Aug. 25). The son of What The Hill captured the first of two $55,000 divisions for the sophomore trotters.
Brett Miller wins 10,000th career race
Brett Miller won the 10,000th race of his career when he piloted Flyin Bullets to an Ohio Sires Stakes victory on Friday night at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Bart Stimer wins 1,000th race
Bart Stimer of Concord, Mich., picked up his 1,000th winning drive on Aug. 22 when he piloted his own Stoneborough to victory at the Defiance County Fair in Hicksville, Ohio.
Tuscan Prince crowned victorious in OSS Gold
Tuscan Prince won the second race Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a C$100,400 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold division for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
Call Me Goo, Climb The Pole best in Casual Breeze
Call Me Goo and Climb The Pole each picked up their first Grand Circuit victories in Friday’s (August 25) Casual Breeze Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park