Following fast early fractions, Hey Porter did his best work late and won the $25,000 Open Trot at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (June 30).
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Hoof Beats: Honoring the Past
Every year, on the first Sunday of July, harness racing’s greatest human and equine performers are enshrined into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, in Goshen, N.Y., amid a large celebration on the lawn of the Harness Racing Museum. Every fan of the sport should attend the event at least once to appreciate the celebration and absorb the history that goes along with it.
Miki And Minnie breaks Plainridge track record
On a day that saw a total of three track records fall, two-time Dan Patch Award winner Miki And Minnie stopped the clock in 1:49.1 in Thursday’s (June 25) $27,500 Distaff Open at Plainridge Park and establish a new standard for 4-year-old pacing mares at the Massachusetts harness racing venue.
Kazio DK goes lifetime best in Plainridge trot
After leading the race from start to finish, Kazio DK captured his first victory at Plainridge Park by winning the featured $27,500 Open Handicap Trot in a career-best clocking.
For Once Inmy Life yet to be beaten at Plainridge
For the fourth time in as many starts at Plainridge Park, For Once Inmy Life won the Massachusetts harness racing venue’s $27,500 Open for male pacers on Thursday (June 18), and each victory he achieved was in gate-to-wire fashion by open lengths.
Resolve To Win repeats at Plainridge
For the second week in a row, Resolve To Win turned in a victorious gate-to-wire performance, scoring a 1:52.4 win in Tuesday’s (June 16) $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Plainridge Park.
Sporty M Three repeats at Plainridge
Coming off a sharp victory last week, Sporty M Three moved up in class and out in post, but still won again in convincing fashion in the $17,000 TrackMaster Rating pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Friday (June 12).
Two Fold Cold, Rocket Deo take seasonal marks in Plainridge features
Open events for both male and female pacers were featured at Plainridge Park on Thursday (June 11) afternoon, and the winners of each put forth the best miles of their year to this point.
Memorynimagination, Resolve To Win dead heat at Plainridge
Two of the top trotters at the current Plainridge Park meet hit the wire simultaneously and took new lifetime marks in their dead heat for win in Tuesday’s (June 9) featured $27,500 Open Handicap Trot.
‘Alex’ had fun in Plainridge track record
Alex Having Fun has been one of the best resident top-end pacers at Plainridge Park for several years now, and the 9-year-old just hit his peak on Thursday (June 4) after he won the featured $25,000 Open Handicap Pace in 1:48.3 in a major upset at 22-1, taking a new lifetime mark and setting a new track record for older pacing geldings.