Janet Davis’s Oops All Berries captured the $116,750 Virginia Breeders Fund 2-Year-Old Filly Pace at Shenandoah Downs Saturday (Oct. 31) and shattered the prior speed mark for that division by two full seconds. The Captain Crunch filly authored quarter panels of :28, :57.1 and 1:25.3 before crossing in 1:54.1 with Eric Davis in the sulky. She won her fourth straight race and is six-for-nine overall now with a pair of second place finishes for owner Ramona Gillespie. Jason Skinner’s Denim N Pearls finished second and Hagerman Racing’s All That Rusty was third.
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Virginia Breeders Fund prep and elimination races conclude at Shenandoah Downs
Scott Betts’ Ready Set Goo surged past Queen Jessica and PJ’s Lovin late in the stretch of Saturday’s (Oct. 24) $10,000 Virginia Breeders Fund 2-Year-Old Filly Trot prep and prevailed by one-half length in 2:00.4. The daughter of Googoo Gaagaa now advances to next Saturday’s $100,000 final leg, which is part of Shenandoah’s “Day of Champions” card for freshman pacers and trotters of both sexes.
Caviart Daisy completes Virginia Breeders Fund Series sweep
Frank Chick’s Caviart Daisy put a stamp on her three-leg Virginia Breeders Fund series, capturing a $107,800 championship in the sophomore filly/mare pacing division Saturday (May 23) at Shenandoah Downs. The Sweet Lou filly crossed in 1:53.1 over a sloppy track, equaling the divisional record mark she set two weeks ago.
John’s Dream scores 35th win at Shenandoah Downs
John’s Dream captured the $20,000 Virginia Breeders Fund aged male pace at Shenandoah Downs Saturday (May 2) – one of four Breeders race divisions on the program – and reached the winner’s circle for the 35th time in Virginia. The 13-year-old Dream Away gelding won his 56th race overall, which pushed his career earnings to $427,692.