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Maximus Miki was sent three-wide in the backstretch, made the lead past the half and held off pursuers in the lane for a remarkable 1:47 4/5 victory in the $179,500 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby on Friday night at the Anderson, Indiana, seven-eighths-mile oval.
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A number of stakes events took place on the undercard of Caesars Trotting Classic night on Friday at Harrah's Hoosier Park, including the 15th consecutive victory by On To Norway, which came in the $90,000 Phil Langley Memorial for 3-year-old male trotters.
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It was a different horse in the winner’s circle, and different circumstances for the barn, but Gal in a Rush returned to Presque Isle Downs on Friday to win the track’s signature race, the Grade 2, $300,000 Presque Isle Masters, giving the Clement barn a second straight win in the event.
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Encino had plenty to do around the far turn of the $150,000 Presque Isle Mile. After a poor break, he wasn’t getting his typical trip, and after six furlongs, he was sixth, nearly five lengths behind Grounded, who had gotten away with a moderate pace. It was no matter, as Encino, on his favorite type of track, was just too good for his foes.
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Disco Time remained unbeaten in four starts Friday, when he won in his first out since January in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby at Fairmount Park.
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Hard-knocking gelding Ninetyprcentmaddie was as good once as he ever was against statebred rivals in the $100,000 Storm Cat Stakes at Parx Racing on Friday. With the help of an equipment change and some added distance, the graded stakes-placed runner snapped a 14-race losing streak by upsetting Wild Vine by a nose.
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A parade of double-digit-priced winners capped by Blown Cover’s 41-1 upset in Friday’s finale have resulted in a carryover in both the late pick five and pick six wagers Saturday at Aqueduct.
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saturday, September 20, at Belmont at the Big A.
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Jockey Chris Elliott put Sweet Montreal on the lead and she was never headed in scoring a front-running, 3 1/4-length victory in the Gimma for 2-year-old New York-bred fillies at Aqueduct.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 9/22 card at Yonkers Raceway.
