After scoring an impressive victory in the 2023 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot that saw him grinding uncovered from the half to the wire, It’s Academic returns to Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 21) to try and repeat in this year’s edition of the $250,000 trotting classic as one of nine starters who will make up the full field going postward.
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Freshman colt trotters head to Buckeye Stallion Series
Four divisions of freshman colt trotters will wrap up the first leg in the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-olds Wednesday night (July 17) at MGM Northfield Park. Each of the four divisions will carry a purse of $20,000.
Tuggin On My Heart threepeats in Aces top Open pace
The feature race on the Tuesday night (July 16) program at Running Aces was the $15,500 Open handicap Pace with a field of seven very talented contenders.
Deebo Hanover, Primo Maschio take Ocean series splits
Forrest Bartlett’s Deebo Hanover made every pole a winning one in his defeat of first-round winner Little Instigator in his $8,500 second-round division of the Bucky Gray Jr. Memorial on Tuesday (July 16) at Ocean Downs. Primo Maschio won the other division of the series for 2-year-old pacers.
Red Mile qualifiers canceled this week
Qualifiers for Wednesday morning (July 17) at The Red Mile have been canceled due to rain.
Homebreds sweep Buckeye Stallion Series races at Scioto
All four $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series were won by owners who also bred their 2-year-old trotting fillies. Joyce McClelland took half of the events held Tuesday (July 16) at Eldorado Scioto Downs when her horses Travel Nurse and Aunt Laura lowered their lifetime marks.
Thursday’s card at Yonkers includes Pick-5 carryover, guaranteed pool
Tuesday night’s (July 16) Pick-5 at MGM Yonkers Raceway started with horses at odds of 10-1, 46-1 and 13-1 winning, and that led to the wager not being hit. As a result, when racing resumes on Thursday (July 18), there will be a $7,575.22 carryover and a $20,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence.
Pioneer As prevails in Oak Grove Open; Bender, Miller repeat for season titles
Pioneer As powered forward from the outermost post and lasted to the line to grab the victory in the $60,000 Open Trot — the featured race on the closing-day card at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (July 16).
2024 Harness Heroes now available
The newly released set of Harness Heroes trading cards contains all the usual 35 North American champion horses and people from 2023. In addition, the set will feature six specifically Indiana-centric subjects.
Boston Rocks first at Pocono Tuesday
A fierce summer storm swept through northeast Pennsylvania just before the $17,000 featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Tuesday(July 16) afternoon, causing a delay before the race. But when the feature field did come to the track, the Boston Red Rocks sophomore colt Boston Rocks showed no ill effects from being kept waiting, coming his last half in :54.4 to lower his mark to 1:51.4 despite the “sloppy” going.