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Ohio State Fair action concluded Saturday (August 1) at Eldorado Scioto Downs with nine divisions of 2-year-old pacers, 3-year-old pacers and 3-year-old trotters, along with the aged pace and aged trot, anchoring the 16-race card.
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Apex, Marcus Melander's millionaire trainee, stamped himself as a likely favorite for next week's $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian by way of a gutsy 1:50 4/5 win the first $100,175 elimination for the 101st edition of the classic for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday (Aug. 1) at the Meadowlands. Big Ranger delivered a statement win in the second elimination, leaving his nine foes well in his wake for a decisive 1:50 score.
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A pair of upsets landed in the trio of $50,175 eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Aug. 1), with Carve and Busy Miss Lissy S finding the winner's circle in their respective eliminations, while Setyoursightshigh, off the slight third choice in the betting, also clinched a victory.
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Meadowlands Pace champion Brandon Blvd returned to the races for the first time since that Grade 1 victory and was dominant in capturing Saturday's $54,150 Tompkins-Geers Stake at the Meadowlands in a career best-equaling mile of 1:47 3/5. Dexter Dunn guided the son of Downbytheseaside to his fifth victory this year in just seven starts.
Yo Tillie got back to her winning ways by taking the third leg of the Miss Versatility Series for older trotting mares on Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:51.
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East Coast shipper Eunomia caught ideal circumstances for her first start in a Grade 1 on Saturday at Del Mar, and she took advantage by scoring a low-rated upset in the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes.
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On the Whim repelled a challenge from Mr. Disrespectful on the turn and Old Pal in the final strides to win Saturday’s $150,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes at Del Mar for the second time in three years.
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With his win in the Grade 1 Arlington Million Stakes on Saturday at Colonial Downs, Burnham Square cemented himself as more than a dual-surface Grade 1 winner, or arguably the foremost turf runner in the United States, or a future Breeders’ Cup Turf contender. Trainer Ian Wilkes sees a potential future for his 4-year-old gelding that would carry more weight than any immediate label. He’s always getting closer to it.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. put their faith in Renegade and their talented 3-year-old colt rewarded them with a monster stretch run that carried the horse to victory in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy and Pletcher yet again into the Saratoga record books.
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Fanshell Beach won the Riverside Rush on the front end, and Cloe triumphed in the Hummingbird from well off the pace in turf-stakes action Saturday at Ellis Park.
