Keystone Velocity won his second consecutive George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series championship, moving to the lead as the field reached the quarter-mile point and retaining the top spot every step of the way from there to defeat Bit Of A Legend N by one length in 1:52 at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday.

Somewhere In L A finished third and Mach It So was fourth in the $532,000 event for older male pacers.

Western Fame, who started from post one, led the field around the first turn, followed by Dr J Hanover and Keystone Velocity. Dan Dube then put Keystone Velocity in gear and brushed to the front and recorded fractions of :26.4, :56.2, and 1:23.4 on his way to the... more...

An equipment change helped keep Shartin N going straight and propelled her straight to victory in Saturday’s $373,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series championship for older female pacers at Yonkers Raceway. The mare, who won three preliminary divisions of the Matchmaker prior to going off stride last week, posted a 4-1/2 length victory over Sell A Bit N in 1:52.2. Motu Moonbeam N was third.

Shartin N was fourth in the early portion of the race, trailing leader Sell A Bit N, Medusa and Lakeisha Hall. Driver Tim Tetrick moved Shartin N to the front just passed the halfway point and never looked back.

The fractions for the mile were :27.2, :57, and 1:24.

"I just wanted to get away... more...

at Harrah's Philadelphia in an upper-conditioned level event going for a purse of $18,000.

Starting from post five, the gelded son of Dragon Again went right to the front and made every call a winning one, stopping the clock in 1:52 en route to a one-length win. Cooperstown (Corey Callahan) finished second, while The Wayfaring Man (Yannick Gingras) was third.

It was the 22nd career win in start 69 for Wakizashi Hanover (Tim Tetrick) as his earnings continue to creep closer to the $1.5 million mark. He is owned by Bruce Kennedy and the Tri County Stables of Truto, Nova Scotia, and is trained by Jim King Jr. (Harrah’s Philadelphia) more...

Barinah A and Apple Bottom Jeans were the big winners as the Meadowlands hosted a pair of series finals on Saturday night.

Barimah A used a quick burst of speed to grab the top at the quarter in :27 in the $53,500 Whata Baron for horses and geldings on the pace. He hit the half in a rated :55 as Phoenix Warrior N was making progress on the outside before the pair duked it out through a lightning-fast third fraction of :26.1 as Barimah A maintained a length advantage at the top of the stretch.

From there, the 8-year-old gelded son of Bettor’s Delight paced his final quarter in :28 as pocket-sitting Windsong Leo was desperate for racing room along the pylons. At the wire,... more...

A week after an ice storm forced a cancellation, Woodbine Mohawk Park was finally able to host its first Saturday card of the 2018 season.

The evening kicked off with several drivers handing out free programs and meeting fans throughout the facility. Chris Christoforou, Sylvain Filion, Trevor Henry, James MacDonald, Bob McClure and Louis Philippe Roy greeted customers and got to check out some of the recent upgrades to the grandstand.

On the track, the $34,000 Preferred Pace was the feature event and Easy Lover Hanover made a big statement in his 2018 debut.

The Ben Wallace trained 5 year old was sent to the front by driver Doug McNair and... more...

I Soar Him First became the only competitor to go three-for-three in the initial preliminaries of the four events in the Bobby Weiss Series, taking his $15,000 division of the pacing males sector in 1:51.4 Saturday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

George Napolitano Jr. sent the sophomore So Surreal gelding to the top before the :27.3 quarter, then got a huge breather to the :56.4 half. From there it was "catch me if you can." With back numbers of :55 and :27.2, nobody could catch I Soar Him First as he won by three lengths in a personal best of 1:51.4 for owner-trainer Gilbert Garcia Herrera.

Saturday’s other $15,000 third round preliminary went to the Foreclosure N 4-year-old gelding Riggle Wealth, as he sped... more...

Sammy Jackson, who hadn’t hit the board in any of his three previous career starts, found the addition of hopples to his liking, as he pulled off a 21-1 shocker in Saturday’s $27,200 championship of the Ben Wood Memorial Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings at The Meadows.

The Ben Wood was one of four finals for late-closing series for sophomores The Meadows hosted Saturday. Other winners were Return Of The Sith, E Dee’s Well Said and Perfect Image.

Ronnie Wrenn Jr. earned a pair of titles behind Return Of The Sith and Perfect Image, among his five wins on the 13-race card.

With Sammy Jackson’s new rigging, trainer/driver Bill Fahy was confident enough to leave for... more...