The first leg of the 2026 Maryland Sire Stakes for 2-year-old fillies got underway Wednesday night (Aug. 19) at Ocean Downs, and it did not take long for the newest generation of Maryland Sire Stakes stars to make their mark.
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Tempting Flames sets Scioto Downs track record in Ohio Sires Stakes
Tempting Flames set a new track record Tuesday (Aug. 18) at Eldorado Scioto Downs while equaling the world record on a five-eighths mile track for 2-year-old filly pacers. Taken in one of the two $75,000 Ohio Sires Stakes divisions, Tempting Flames hit the wire in 1:50, equaling the record set by Beach Cowgirl in 2022.
Savage Cindy sets track record in NYSS race at Vernon
Savage Cindy (Leon Bailey) captured the $121,800 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for sophomore pacing fillies at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug. 14).
Easter Bb equals track trot record in BSS at Urbana
Easter Bb equaled the trotting track record at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana, OO, to highlight the 11-race Buckeye Stallion Series card on Monday (Aug. 10). The track hosted six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for freshman colt trotters and five $20,000 divisions of the second leg for freshman filly pacers.
Bailey J Set New Track Record in NYSS Win
It is almost unheard of that a 2-year-old colt, regardless of gait, making his first pari-mutuel start with only one baby race under his belt would set a new track record. Well Bailey J, did just that this afternoon (July 20) at Monticello Raceway setting a new track record of 1:56.2, smashing the former record of 1:58 which was set in the middle of August, seven years ago.
Lexus Kody wins Spirit of Massachusetts Trot in track record time
Lexus Kody, the 2025 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, won the $300,000 G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 19) after an early move put him in control of the race and into the record books.
Jailhouse Pearl equals Scioto track record; Austin Hanners hits win 1,000
Jailhouse Pearl and Brett Miller equaled the Eldorado Scioto Downs track record for 4-year-old trotting mares on Friday (July 3). The record of 1:51.2 was previously set in 2025 by Miller and Jurassic Hattie.
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.
Big Ranger lowers track record again at Scioto
For his second start in a row, Big Ranger lowered the Eldorado Scioto Downs track record for 3-year-old colt trotters – this time tripping the beam in 1:50.3. The win was in the second $75,000 division of the Ohio Sires Stakes.
Go Have Fun lowers track mark; Chapolier takes top trot again at Aces
Go Have Fun and trainer/driver Brady Jenson wrote their names into the Running Aces record books on Sunday night (May 24) as Jenson steered the talented mare to her second straight victory with an impressive gate-to-wire effort in 1:54.2, eclipsing the previous record of 1:54.3 held by both Silverlode (2018) and Susie’s Sister (2022) and making her the fastest female trotter ever at the Minnesota oval.