On Monday afternoon (Aug. 20), Yonkers Raceway’s entry box offered up eight 3-year-old trotters for the 64th Yonkers Trot. The entry box also found 11 three-year-old pacers for the 63rd Messenger Stakes. Thus the second jewels of their respective Triple Crown find the Trot as a single dash while the Messenger has a pair of $40,000 eliminations... more...

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Dorsoduro Hanover and Done Well both locked up berths in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings by winning their splits of Monday’s (Aug. 20) final preliminary leg, a $162,012 event known as the Tarport Effrat, at The Meadows. The $252,000 final is set for Sept. 2 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

The winner of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows, Dorsoduro Hanover entered the Tarport Effrat in second place in the PASS standings and so wasn’t under pressure... more...

The deadline for supplements to this year's Canadian Pacing Derby and Maple Leaf Trot was Monday morning and the Woodbine Mohawk Park race office received payments from the connections of Lazarus N and Dancer Hall.

A $40,000 payment was required to supplement to the Canadian Pacing Derby or Maple Leaf Trot.

"The Wonder from Down Under" Lazarus N will be making his second start on North American soil in the Canadian Pacing Derby. The 6-year-old stallion won his U.S. debut on Aug. 10 at Hoosier Park in the $325,000 Dan Patch.

Earlier this year, Lazarus N was purchased... more...

Her win in a Delvin Miller Memorial division and second-place finish in the Hambletonian Oaks vaulted Phaetosive to the very elite of the 3-year-old trotting filly division. For all that, she’ll need a big performance in Tuesday’s (Aug. 21) $165,038 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at The Meadows to guarantee a berth in the PASS... more...

After only getting to third in his first attempt at the top class here, Major Leaguer hit a home run on Monday afternoon (Aug. 20) in the $16,000 Winners-Over pace at Plainridge Park.

Some Attitude (Steve Nason) left hard but had a long road to the front before clearing in a swift :26.1. He took the field past the stands, where Major Leaguer (Jimmy Whittemore) pulled first-over to engage the leader up the back straight. The two were going toe to toe to three-quarters in 1:22.1 and around the last turn. At that point Some Attitude... more...

Write Me A Song took control of the 3-year-old pacing filly Gold division with a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record performance at Georgian Downs on Sunday evening.

In rein to Paul MacDonell, Write Me A Song sprinted away from post two to a :26.3 opening quarter and never relinquished control. Through a :55.1 half and 1:22.2 three-quarters the Sportswriter daughter was completely in command and she had enough in reserve to hold off a late sprint from Quints Dream and secure the neck victory in 1:51. Stablemate Neon Moon shadowed Write Me A Song from start to finish and took the third-place share of the $95,000 purse.

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