Plainridge Park: Millionaires set to compete in Sunday's Spirit of Massachusetts, Clara Barton

A full field of nine horses will go postward in the 2022 edition of the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon (July 24) and the field is definitely star-studded and led by two millionaires.

Headlining are $1.25 million winner Alrajah One It, the second richest aged trotter of 2022 Lovedbythemasses, and 2019 Hambletonian champion and $1.9 million earner Forbidden Trade.

Former Plainridge regular and seven-time 2022 winner Eurobond was a $20,000 supplemental entry and will make his second straight start in the stake.

Other trotters entered that are very familiar with Plainridge Park are Plainridge track record holder P L Notsonice (who is also the only mare in the race), Remember Titans, who is tied for second as the winningest trotter in North America (10 wins), and two-time Massachusetts Sire Stake champion Incommunicado.

The $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace was also drawn and it will be a fully loaded affair.

Defending stake champion, Plainridge track record holder and $2 million winner Lyons Sentinel will return to defend her title against the likes of Racine Bell, who is currently the second fastest and richest pacing mare of 2022 (behind only Test Of Faith), $1.3 million winner Blue Diamond Eyes and $1.1 million wonder from Down Under, Amazing Dream N.

Here are the complete draws for both stakes:

$250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot

1 Eurobond-Bruce Ranger-Travis Alexander
2 It's Academic-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
3 Remember Titans-Jay Randal-Jackie Greene
4 P L Notsonice-Andrew McCarthy-Steven Brabrook
5 Incommunicado-Ake Svanstedt-Ake Svanstedt
6 Forbidden Trade-Bob McClure-Luc Blais
7 Inaminute Hanover-Daniel Dube-Luc Blais
8 Lovedbythemasses-Tim Tetrick-Jeff Cullipher
9 Alrajah One It-Dexter Dunn-Ake Svanstedt

$100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace

1 Lyons Sentinel-Tim Tetrick-Jim King Jr.
2 Blue Diamond Eyes-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
3 La Bella Vita N-Shawn Gray-Alicia Gray
4 Amazing Dream N-Todd McCarthy-Linda Toscano
5 Gias Surreal-Bob McClure-Ed Hart
6 Grace Hill-Andrew McCarthy-R. Nifty Norman
7 Racine Bell-Jason Bartlett-David Dewhurst

This will be the Grand Circuit's third and final stop of the year at Plainridge Park. Post time for the first race is 2 p.m.

-edited release (Tim Bojarski for Plainridge Park)

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