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Borderline Mobby and James MacDonald upset reigning Canadian and U.S. Horse of the Year Beau Jangles in the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday (June 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The mile was 1:48 2/5.
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Quickly bouncing back from her last outing, Somemore Blue, driven by Marcus Miller for trainer Erv Miller, was a decisive winner in the $94,500 Indiana Sire Stakes contest for 3-year-old filly pacers on Saturday (June 27) at Harrah's Hoosier Park.
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In a nod to the Father's Day holiday on June 21, The Meadows played host to two father-son races one day prior, pitting multiple generations of drivers and trainers against each other. Management set the stage for a heartwarming outcome, and a family rich in harness racing history delivered with a thrilling finish, separating father and son by just a nose at the wire.
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Matt Rose's analysis of selected races from the Sunday 6/28 and Monday 6/29 cards at Ocean Downs.
Endurance showed again why he is a major contender for this year's Hambletonian with a stakes record 1:52 4/5 win in the $90,675 Currier & Ives for 3-year-old male trotters on Friday night at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
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Swiss Lights, driven by Trace Tetrick for trainer Jeff Cullipher, spoiled the "Hoosier Homecoming" of North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba, as the Rockin Image gelding pulled off the upset in the $95,000 Indiana Sire Stakes event for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers on a wet Friday (June 26) night at Harrah's Hoosier Park.
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A Clean Deal made it two-for-two in 2026 Ontario Sires Stakes action with a career-best 1:49 3/5 victory on Friday (June 26) at Woodbine Mowak Park in the lone $140,000 Gold Series event for sophomore pacing fillies.
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Add an extra quarter of a mile to the $250,000 Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot, and you have a recipe for a wild finish. That proved to be the case on Friday night (June 26) when Inexpressable and driver Tim Tetrick rallied off of a third-over cover trip and charged by the field to capture the opening leg of Trotting's Triple Crown at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
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Fragment, who was last year's New York Sire Stakes, Big Apple and Matron winner, rebounded off a third-place finish in the sire stakes most recently at Buffalo to capture the Grade 2 $200,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers on Friday night (June 26) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger, which was conducted at the distance of a mile and a quarter this year, is the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 6/29 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Borderline Mobby and James MacDonald upset reigning Canadian and U.S. Horse of the Year Beau Jangles in the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday (June 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The mile was 1:48 2/5.
Quickly bouncing back from her last outing, Somemore Blue, driven by Marcus Miller for trainer Erv Miller, was a decisive winner in the $94,500 Indiana Sire Stakes contest for 3-year-old filly pacers on Saturday (June 27) at Harrah's Hoosier Park.
In a nod to the Father's Day holiday on June 21, The Meadows played host to two father-son races one day prior, pitting multiple generations of drivers and trainers against each other. Management set the stage for a heartwarming outcome, and a family rich in harness racing history delivered with a thrilling finish, separating father and son by just a nose at the wire.
Matt Rose's analysis of selected races from the Sunday 6/28 and Monday 6/29 cards at Ocean Downs.
Endurance showed again why he is a major contender for this year's Hambletonian with a stakes record 1:52 4/5 win in the $90,675 Currier & Ives for 3-year-old male trotters on Friday night at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Swiss Lights, driven by Trace Tetrick for trainer Jeff Cullipher, spoiled the "Hoosier Homecoming" of North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba, as the Rockin Image gelding pulled off the upset in the $95,000 Indiana Sire Stakes event for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers on a wet Friday (June 26) night at Harrah's Hoosier Park.
A Clean Deal made it two-for-two in 2026 Ontario Sires Stakes action with a career-best 1:49 3/5 victory on Friday (June 26) at Woodbine Mowak Park in the lone $140,000 Gold Series event for sophomore pacing fillies.
Add an extra quarter of a mile to the $250,000 Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot, and you have a recipe for a wild finish. That proved to be the case on Friday night (June 26) when Inexpressable and driver Tim Tetrick rallied off of a third-over cover trip and charged by the field to capture the opening leg of Trotting's Triple Crown at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Fragment, who was last year's New York Sire Stakes, Big Apple and Matron winner, rebounded off a third-place finish in the sire stakes most recently at Buffalo to capture the Grade 2 $200,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers on Friday night (June 26) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger, which was conducted at the distance of a mile and a quarter this year, is the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown.
Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 6/29 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
