Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke has already won two G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trots with It’s Academic, but he’ll be looking to add a third on the strength of a powerful pair of starters he will bring to Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 19) for this year’s $300,000 edition of the Spirit.
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Rodeo Drive Deo nips Miki And Minnie at Pocono
Rodeo Drive Deo reversed the Fan Hanover final order of finish over freshman champion Miki And Minnie on Saturday (June 21) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania as 3-year-old pacing fillies gathered to contest $232,240 in the second preliminary round of their Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series action.
Fast fillies fly Friday at Philly
After a third-place finish in last year’s Breeders Crown final and a second-place finish behind divisional champ Miki And Minnie in the Three Diamonds Final at 2, Rodeo Drive Deo appears to have lost little of her speed in the transition from freshman to sophomore, winning Friday’s (May 30) $14,000 distaff pacing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Papi Grad grand in Bluegrass
Steve Carter trainee Papi Grad, in the face of a far-turn blitz, remained resolute and rebuffed first-over challenger Looksgoodinloulou to coast to a 1:51 victory in the second of four divisions of the $387,500 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Filly Pace on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26) at the Red Mile.