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For 50 years, the Meadowlands Pace has been the signature night of harness racing in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and over the years the supporting card around the marquee event for sophomore pacers has been built up into a tremendous event for racing.
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There were two notable entries when the box was opened on Wednesday morning for the 60th edition of the Adios Pace at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The $35,000 supplemental entry of North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba brought the sophomore pacer back in the spotlight after he had skipped the Meadowlands Pace. Then, the sport's leading trainer Ron Burke decided that he wanted to win the biggest annual race at his home track and give himself the best chance by putting his special filly Loua Dipa in the box along with four solid sophomore colts.
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Many of the top contenders on the road to the Hambletonian were on display at the Meadowlands for the Stanley Dancer Memorial on July 11 and still more will be in action this Sunday in the Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs, but there are many avenues a trainer can take to prepare for the most important date on the trotting calendar - some by design and others by necessity.
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The road to next month’s Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks passes through Vernon Downs this Sunday (July 19) when the upstate New York oval hosts Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.
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Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke has already won two G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trots with It’s Academic, but he'll be looking to add a third on the strength of a powerful pair of starters he will bring to Plainridge Park for this year’s $300,000 race.
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Charlie’s to Blame led throughout the $150,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park in February 2025. The same tactics will be employed when the 4-year-old colt starts in a tough allowance race at 1 1/16 miles on turf at Del Mar on Friday.
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After a failed attempt against older fillies and mares three weeks ago, Thundering On returns to the 3-year-old filly division in Saturday’s Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh with an outstanding chance for her second major stakes win of the year.
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Mc Vay, third in the Grade 2 Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 25, will be withdrawn from Saturday’s Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar.
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Mr Percy, a slight favorite over Cyber Ninja, outfinished that rival in the stretch to win Thursday’s $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Novice Stakes by a half-length at Saratoga. It was 7 1/2 lengths back to Lynches Knock in third.
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Flight Command, the first progeny of Flightline to win in the U.S. − something he did by 10 lengths at Aqueduct on June 25 − is being pointed to the Grade 2, $250,000 Saratoga Special on Aug. 1.
