The time to distribute over $3 million to the best Pennsylvania-sired youngsters, by age, sex, and gait, will come this week after the last of the preliminary rounds, the fourth and final leg for 3-year-old male trotters, raced in Sire Stakes and Stallion Series competition on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 30) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, which will host the 3-year-old Sire Stakes Championships and consolations next Sunday, Sept. 6. Stakes purses on the afternoon totaled $138,604.
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Steady-earning Minoan looks for more in Beal
When it comes to earning paychecks, Minoan has become a horse trainer Noel Daley can bank on.
Sophomores shine in PASS action at The Meadows
Saturday’s (Aug. 15) card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows was packed with sophomore Pennsylvania Sire Stakes trotting action. The filly division featured two $49,000 Stenographer divisions and three Stallion Series divisions, while the colts competed in two $49,000 Super Bowl divisions and two Stallion Series divisions.
Mr Big Spender brave in Bluegrass trot
Norm Parker trainee Mr Big Spender persisted off a speedy push early and stayed strong until the end for a narrow win in the fastest of four divisions of the $330,000 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot – in a division sponsored by Al Libfeld Equine – on Thursday (Sept. 25) at the Red Mile.
Rookie trotting colts in Philly stakes action
In Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series competition at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 24), 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings contested their fourth and final preliminary leg, racing for a combined $177,378 and adding enough points to make their upcoming rich Championships: the Sire Stakes horses at Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 5, and the Stallion Series competitors on Monday, Sept. 8, at Pocono.