Dave Hanson took a chance on Perfect Mass as a broodmare, and in the case of her daughter Sister Mary Maude, the result has been divine. Sister Mary Maude, who competes in Friday’s $110,000 Crossroads of America for 3-year-old female trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, has hit the board in 20 of 22 career races and earned $438,873.
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Swans Eye brings connections to first Crown
After winning a couple sire stakes championships at odds of 129-1 and 55-1 in the past seven weeks, driver Braxten Boyd knows anything could be possible when he makes his Breeders Crown debut behind longshot Swans Eye in Saturday’s $496,000 Mare Trot at The Meadowlands.
Sophomore filly pacers look for key Crown win
When it comes to Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old female pacers, the adage that “It all comes down to the Breeders Crown” seems particularly relevant to trainer Brett Pelling. Pelling will send out four fillies in Saturday’s field of 10 at The Meadowlands. Ron Burke-trained My Girl EJ is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, followed by five horses listed at no more than 8-1, including three from Pelling’s stable: Rocket Deo, Direction, and Disney.
Breeders Crown notebook: All in the family
Emoticon Hanover was a success in the Breeders Crown during her racing career, and her impact on the event has continued as a mom. Her first foal, filly Drawn Impression, won a Breeders Crown elim last year at age 2 and finished fourth in the final. Last week, Drawn Impression captured her Breeders Crown elim again and will head to Saturday’s $600,000 final for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands as the 5-2 morning-line favorite.
Daley duo set for Breeders Crown eliminations
After each winning one of the year’s final Triple Crown races in their most recent starts for trainer Noel Daley, trotter Sig Sauer and pacer Captain Albano are ready for their respective Breeders Crown eliminations Saturday at The Meadowlands.
A magical time with Miki And Minnie
When female pacer That’s The Ticket was retired seven years ago because of an injury, owner Craig Henderson thought he would sell the 2016 Three Diamonds Stakes winner. That was until he received input from the filly’s trainer, Chris Ryder. “He told me not to sell her,” Henderson recalled. “He said she was going to have a great foal someday. He literally talked me into keeping That’s The Ticket. Her first two foals were fine; they both made over $100,000. But then along comes Miki And Minnie and it’s been phenomenal.” On Friday afternoon, she will compete in the first of two $25,000 eliminations of the Breeders Crown for 2-year-old female pacers at The Meadowlands.
Taking a chance on Sabonis pays off
John Miller considers himself “pretty lucky” when it comes to standout Indiana pacer Sabonis. Miller purchased Sabonis as a yearling for $9,000 at the 2022 Midwest Mixed Sale and has watched the colt develop into a multiple Grand Circuit winner and potential Breeders Crown participant in the two years since then. Owned by Miller’s wife, Pat, and trained by Aaron Stutzman, Sabonis has won 17 of 19 career races and earned $480,200 as he prepares for Friday’s $250,000 Indiana Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Gingras looking to find a way in Futurity, Filly Futurity
Starting in the second tier in both the Kentucky Futurity and Kentucky Filly Futurity will leave driver Yannick Gingras as something of a spectator when the gate begins to roll for each of those classic events at Lexington’s Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 6). But not for long.
Lexington sale ends second best in history
The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale concluded Friday night (Ocg. 4) at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion with the five-day auction totaling $65.7 million for 911 horses, an average of $72,132. Both figures are the second-best in the history of the event.