Hastings, MI — On Tuesday (Sept. 16), three track records at Northville Downs at the Barry Expo Center were toppled.
Go Go Lyla Jane, owned by John Turgliatto, trained by Gerald Malady and driven by Kim Pluta, turned a perfect pocket trip into a track record win for the 4-year-old Rockin Amadeus-Rei To Go mare after front-runner and favorite Racing Glory tired in the stretch and made a break in stride. Go Go Lyla Jane drew off to win by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:56.4, one-fifth of a second better than the previous divisional record of 1:57, set by Pair Of Hardts on Sept. 2, 2025.
Earlier on the card, Pluta trained and drove ENA Mega Delight (Megatron-Angel From Above) for owner Kathy Todd to win off a give-and-go trip in 2:00.3, which dropped the previous record for 2-year-old pacing geldings by a full two seconds.
In the very next race, Randall Howey T became the first older trotting horse to win at the new Northville Downs, thereby setting the record in 2:05.3 while winning by three-quarters of a length in line to Olivia Turner. Orrin Turner owns and trains the 8-year-old son of Here’s Johnny-Baked Azalea.
Driver Kim Pluta led all drivers on the day with two driving wins.
Racing at Northville Downs at the Barry Expo Center resumes Wednesday (Sept. 17) with a first-race post time of 1 p.m. (EDT).