Lying In Cash and driver Jason Merriman captured Saturday night’s (April 15) featured $10,800 Open 1 Handicap Pace at Northville Downs in 1:54.2.
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Rebellious takes Buffalo Open Pace
Rebellious ($2.70) responded perfectly to driver Jim Morrill Jr.’s commands on his way to a 1:55.3 victory in the $15,500 Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (April 15).
Panettone Hanover doubles up in Weiss Series
Panettone Hanover became the only two-time winner in the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old pacing colts Saturday afternoon (April 15) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, winning one of five $20,000 second-round divisions in 1:52.2.
Special memorial program Sunday at Cal Expo
The $12,500 Kirk Breed Filly and Mare Free-for-All Pace, headed by Wonder Of Love, and a $15,000 California Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies, featuring Gotubydashorthairs, command the spotlight Sunday evening (April 16) at Cal Expo on a special memorial program.
Stars come out in Meadowlands qualifiers
The stars of the 2022 stakes season have begun to emerge from their winter hibernation and appear at the Meadowlands qualifiers. Trainer Jim Campbell relived the best day of his life by shipping his Hambletonian and Hambo Oaks winners from last year in for their first charted miles as 4-year-olds, and they both won their respective qualifiers on Saturday morning (April 15).
Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg, 85, dies
One of most significant and influential people, an ambassador for the sport of harness racing on both sides of the Atlantic, Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg, has died Friday (April 14). She was 85 years old.
Deslandes clan cleans up at Cumberland
Driver Dan Deslandes and his father, trainer Jeff Deslandes, took First Tracks Cumberland by storm and won four of the nine races on Friday’s (April 14) opening day program.
Heavens Pic flies home to take Big M feature
Heavens Pic and trainer-driver Victor Kirby endured an eventful journey to rally from last in Friday’s featured trot at the Meadowlands.
Blue Chip Matchmaker Series prelims conclude
Lucky Artist A and driver Braxten Boyd cut lively fractions, then held off a determined bid by Mabalene N to capture the first of three $40,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker divisions at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (April 14). The 10-year-old mare by Artistic Fella scored in a seasonal best 1:51.2 in the final qualifying leg of the series.
MADC Recap from Friday Night at the Meadowlands..
With clear skies and mid-80 degree summer-like temperatures in the middle of April, the MADC club pacers took center stage for three races on the Friday (April 14) card. All three races didn’t disappoint for another week with none of the post time favorites winning as well. There was plenty of action in each of these events on the track and at the windows.