There were two $25,000 Open events held at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 23) afternoon, and both winners scored big upsets from off the pace.
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Courageous Warrior sets records in Mass. stakes
Plainridge Park hosted the third leg of 3-year-olds competing in the $3.2 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes on Tuesday (Oct. 21), and pacer Courageous Warrior put on quite a show after scoring an upset and setting several records as a result.
Blazing Home N lives up to name at Plainridge
Blazing Home N left the field looking at his heels as he darted to an impressive win in the featured $25,000 Open Pace at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 16).
Baystate paces featured Tuesday at Plainridge
With the big Nor’easter safely out to sea, live harness racing resumed at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 14) with two Baystate TrackMaster tilts topping the ticket on a breezy, damp afternoon.
My Degenerate sets multiple records in Mass. stakes
The $2.4 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes returned to Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 7) with seven events featuring 3-year-old trotters and pacers. The undoubted star of the show was My Degenerate (Muscle Hill-Decadence), who set new stakes and track records and became the fastest 3-year-old trotting gelding ever bred in the Bay State after going gate-to-wire in the lone $75,000 trotting division for colts and geldings, stopping the clock in 1:53.1.
Plainridge Open winners repeat; Beckwith wins five
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events headlines the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 2) and both winners scored their second straight victories at the top level.
Corner Store obliterates records in Mass. stakes
The $2.4 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes continued at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 30) as the top 3-year-old trotters and pacers of both sexes lined up in seven events.
Sea Can sails to Plainridge score
Even though torrential rains delayed the start of racing at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Sept. 25), the inclement weather couldn’t keep Sea Can from getting home on time to win the $25,000 Open Trot to score an upset.
ER Griffin one tough hombre at Plainridge
It wasn’t an trip to say the least, but ER Griffin was up to the task and won the $25,000 Baystate Starter Allowance that headlined the Tuesday (Sept. 23) card at Plainridge Park.
Record-breaking Massachusetts Breeders Stakes program
The $1.28 million finals of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes were held on Thursday (Oct. 24) at Plainridge Park, and records of all sorts were rewritten throughout the program. Four stakes and two track records — as well as four lifetime marks — were either tied or broken during the stakes divisions that were contested for $160,000 each.