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Knoxville ($19.32) was able to find racing room down the passing lane and used it to perfection to stun the defending 2-year-old champion Fragment by a length in the $121,800 New York Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Buffalo Raceway on a sparkling Wednesday afternoon (June 3). Knoxville covered the mile in 1:53 2/5 over the fast track in pinning the loss on Fragment.
Hambletonian winner Nordic Catcher S, who hadn't raced since capturing the million-dollar classic last August 2, showed no rust at all from his time away, winning a qualifier by 14 lengths in 1:55 1/5 Wednesday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Imagine the Moon won the $100,000 Shelby County Handicap for the second year in a row on Wednesday at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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Alan Turing, an 11-1 chance, bested 32-1 pacesetter Dr. Kraft after a stretch-long battle and landed the $200,000 Commentator late Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga.
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Sculcos Folly continued his winning ways and again did so in dominant fashion, withstanding early pace pressure from the odds-on Bravaro before drawing off to another one-sided victory by 5 1/2 lengths over B Thedonald Wednesday at Saratoga in the $200,000 Mike Lee Stakes for 3-year-old New York-breds.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 6/5 card at The Meadowlands.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 6/5 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 6/5 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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There are those who have posited that 1 1/8-mile dirt races can offer the right front-runner – one who can stay a true route of ground – a grand opportunity, and that ripping through fast fractions, rather than backing up the pace, is the right way to take full advantage of a horse’s speed. And that is precisely how Bernietakescharge went about capturing the $200,000 Critical Eye Stakes on Wednesday at Saratoga.
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For the first time in his 17-race career, Mi Bago raced without blinkers in Wednesday’s $200,000 Kingston Stakes at Saratoga. For the fifth time in his career in a two-turn stakes, Mi Bago led throughout for a dominant win.
