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Aintmyfirstro Deo made easy work of his four foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four.
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Woodbine Mohawk Park played host to a pair of Grade 3 events for 2-year-old trotters on Friday night, with the fillies in the C$168,000 Pure Ivory final and the boys in the C$155,000 Millard Farms final.
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Chapizzy and Seveallisto, a pair of daughters of Chapter Seven owned by Purple Haze Stables LLC., scored victories in their respective New York Sire Stakes splits for 2-year-old filly trotters on Friday night (August 7) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
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Sixteen months ago, Norwegian duo Rune Arild Hansen and Bjarne Morisbak were shooting the breeze with five other owners and amateur trainers when the topic turned to their 2-year-old in training in the U.S. with Ake Svanstedt. Their friends were curious if the colt could be a factor in the money-rich 2- and 3-year-old races in North America - and even the biggest one?
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For Denise Dennis and her husband, trainer Jeff Edwards, the journey to Saturday's (Aug. 8) $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian began 25 years ago with a cantankerous filly whose "naughty" behavior spoiled her chances for success on the racetrack but not her future impact as a broodmare.
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A surprise win by Grandisimo ($116.20) in Friday’s eighth and final race has led to a two-day carryover of $148,537 in Saturday’s $2 pick six at Del Mar.
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Net Par continued the widespread success for owners and breeders Paul and Zillah Reddam at Del Mar this summer with a narrow win in Friday’s $100,500 Graduation Stakes for 2-year-old California-breds.
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Kentucky Belle, under Irad Ortiz Jr., unleashed a powerful kick in the final furlong and ran down race favorite Faithful Departed, ridden by Jose Ortiz, to win the Saratoga Oaks by a head.
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An emotional day for trainer Miguel Clement and a sensational day for jockey Manny Franco became an even more memorable day for both after the pair combined to win the $400,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes with the promising 3-year-old turf specialist Bottas.
The lightly-raced 3-year-old colt How Are You may pose a danger to more experienced rivals in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest for sprinters at Deauville Racecourse in northern France.
