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For chalk players, it was a matter of you win some, you lose some in the two $48,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the trot Saturday night at the Meadowlands, as Grand Prix Deo pulled off a mild surprise in the division for fillies and 6-5 public choice David Seaman S clicked in the dash for colts and geldings.
Blazing Home N took over the lead past the quarter and kept it from there to win the 17th annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel. After being a Grand Circuit race that lured some of the top horses in the division to Saratoga for many years, the format of the Gerrity was changed in 2026 to a series for the top local open horses, and the final went for a purse of $100,000.
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Ocean Storm found a second-over trip and then went on past in the homestretch to capture the Grade 1 C$570,000 William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old male trotters on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park in a stakes record-equaling 1:52 4/5 mile. Yannick Gingras guided the 8-5 favorite to the victory in just his third lifetime start for trainer Cam Capone.
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Athenas Girl and Dexter Dunn grabbed control of the race shortly past the first quarter and drew away from nine rivals, capturing the Grade 1 C$425,000 Peaceflui Way for 2-year-old filly trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night. The Marcus Melander-trained filly won in 1:53 for driver Dexter Dunn a career-best clocking.
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Rookie pacers made sure to grab their share of the spotlight on Saturday night's packed program at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the Grade 3 Nassagaweya and Grade 3 Eternal Camnation Stakes. Both events split into two divisions, with the boys in the Nassagaweya racing for C$110,000 a division and the fillies in the Eternal Camnation competing for C$120,000 a race.
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Woodbine Mohawk Park contested a pair of C$50,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby on Saturday night (Aug. 29), with For Once Inmy Life comfortably popping to win the first elimination and Prince Hal Hanover clinching a tight victory in the second.
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Nezuko Kamado S, who comfortably cut the mile and held firmly to win the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month, makes her return to the races on Sunday (Aug. 30) at The Red Mile as the 6-5 morning line favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
The late Pick 4 and the Pick 5 were not hit on Saturday afternoon (August 29) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, so there will be a $2,535.18 carryover in the late Pick 4 and a $1,741.61 carryover in the Pick 5 when racing resumes on Monday (August 31). Both pools will be guaranteed at $30,000.
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Matt Rose's analysis of selected races from the Sunday 8/30 and Monday 8/31 cards at Ocean Downs.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 8/31 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
For chalk players, it was a matter of you win some, you lose some in the two $48,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the trot Saturday night at the Meadowlands, as Grand Prix Deo pulled off a mild surprise in the division for fillies and 6-5 public choice David Seaman S clicked in the dash for colts and geldings.
Blazing Home N took over the lead past the quarter and kept it from there to win the 17th annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel. After being a Grand Circuit race that lured some of the top horses in the division to Saratoga for many years, the format of the Gerrity was changed in 2026 to a series for the top local open horses, and the final went for a purse of $100,000.
Ocean Storm found a second-over trip and then went on past in the homestretch to capture the Grade 1 C$570,000 William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old male trotters on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park in a stakes record-equaling 1:52 4/5 mile. Yannick Gingras guided the 8-5 favorite to the victory in just his third lifetime start for trainer Cam Capone.
Athenas Girl and Dexter Dunn grabbed control of the race shortly past the first quarter and drew away from nine rivals, capturing the Grade 1 C$425,000 Peaceflui Way for 2-year-old filly trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night. The Marcus Melander-trained filly won in 1:53 for driver Dexter Dunn a career-best clocking.
Rookie pacers made sure to grab their share of the spotlight on Saturday night's packed program at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the Grade 3 Nassagaweya and Grade 3 Eternal Camnation Stakes. Both events split into two divisions, with the boys in the Nassagaweya racing for C$110,000 a division and the fillies in the Eternal Camnation competing for C$120,000 a race.
Woodbine Mohawk Park contested a pair of C$50,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby on Saturday night (Aug. 29), with For Once Inmy Life comfortably popping to win the first elimination and Prince Hal Hanover clinching a tight victory in the second.
Nezuko Kamado S, who comfortably cut the mile and held firmly to win the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month, makes her return to the races on Sunday (Aug. 30) at The Red Mile as the 6-5 morning line favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
The late Pick 4 and the Pick 5 were not hit on Saturday afternoon (August 29) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, so there will be a $2,535.18 carryover in the late Pick 4 and a $1,741.61 carryover in the Pick 5 when racing resumes on Monday (August 31). Both pools will be guaranteed at $30,000.
Matt Rose's analysis of selected races from the Sunday 8/30 and Monday 8/31 cards at Ocean Downs.
Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 8/31 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
