Miami Valley leading trainer Ron Burke won four races on the night, while new co-leading driver Chris Page won five, including teaming up to win four and to sweep the co-featured Open I & II paces on Sunday night (March 22).
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On To Norway records 23rd straight to conclude sophomore campaign
The sophomore sensation that is On To Norway concluded his 3-year-old season with a 23rd straight victory, outdueling a game Gimpanzee Dancer to take the $47,700 Thanksgiving Classic, for 3-year-old male trotters, as one of four wins on the evening for trainer Ron Burke on Friday (Nov. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Burke, Napolitano have hot Saturday at Pocono
The Ron Burke stable sent out the two winners of $17,000 divisions of the featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon (July 26) — Ordained and Seven Reps — while the pacing cut of the top class went to Jamaican Rock A.
He’s back! Bythemissal best in Auger Memorial
n the strength of a decisive 1:48.3 score May 10 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, double millionaire Bythemissal landed back in the Grand Circuit spotlight after grittily parrying a late charge from 56-1 outsider Spring Inhis Step A to seal a 1:49 win in the $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial, for older pacers, on Sunday (May 25) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Top pacers headline Week 2 at Oak Grove
After his 1:51.3 victory on opening day, Low Rider will face a tougher test in Monday’s (March 31) $30,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel as Midwestern stalwart Muskateer Hanover is primed for his 5-year-old debut.
Burke aims for memorable Crown weekend
With morning-line favorites in five of the 12 Breeders Crown finals at the Meadowlands, trainer Ron Burke is hoping for a big weekend as he looks to add to his collection of 20 trophies.
Gingras, Burke capture two Mass. Breeders Stakes
The third leg of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes for 3-year-olds was held at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 15), featuring a total of $305,000 in purses.
Hellabalou takes new mark in Philly feature
Hellabalou, the winner of the last two Borgata Series championships at MGM Yonkers Raceway, showed he’s more than an early-season specialist by taking a new mark of 1:48.3 in Sunday afternoon’s (Aug. 4) $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia.