Through the dirty windows, under a leaky roof, with the loud clanging of heat pipes and, most recently, heavy-duty industrial fans, the Aqueduct press box is where Daily Racing Form's David Grening watched the most races over three-plus decades of covering New York racing.
Meilani lost a heartbreaker to early Woodbine Oaks favorite Dixie Law when making her first start on Tapeta in the Ruling Angel Stakes. Off that breakout performance, she should be prominent in Sunday's $100,000 Alywow Stakes.
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Having owned and trained last year's top sophomore colt at Emerald Downs, the Muckleshoot Derby winner He's Not Talking, 78-year-old Doug McPhee knows a thing or two about how to handle a 3-year-old campaign.
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The following is a potpourri of memories from many of those who experienced Aqueduct over the years.
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Closing quickly down the stretch, Dan D Man Can, driven by Atlee Bender for trainer Erv Miller, continued his hot streak by winning the lone $97,000 division of the third Indiana Sire Stakes leg for 3-year-old male trotters at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Thursday (June 25). With the victory, Dan D Man Can remained perfect on the year.
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Sarah Svanstedt has no memory of the accident that occurred at Woodbine Mohawk Park on June 12 and left her unconscious on the track. She remembers warming up the Swedish-bred All Time Trot, who she was scheduled to drive later that evening. Her next recollection is being in the hospital.
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For defending driver of the year Jason Bartlett, being on the road has become more commonplace. The days of just racing at Yonkers and dominating are over as Bartlett spent the first half of the week at Oak Grove competing in the lucrative Kentucky program. He went to Buffalo on Wednesday for New York Sire Stakes and hopes to end his week on a high note, competing in a pair of Triple Crown events at his home track.
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The Thursday afternoon card at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows was highlighted by two Currier & Ives 3-year-old filly trots.
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On a day that saw a total of three track records fall, two-time Dan Patch Award winning Miki And Minnie stopped the clock in 1:49 1/5 in the $27,500 Distaff Open to establish a new standard for 4-year-old pacing mares at Plainridge Park on Thursday (June 25) afternoon.
MGM Yonkers Raceway, in partnership with the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, is adding a $15,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool to Friday night's (June 26) program.
