Flanagan Memory captured his second straight $34,000 Preferred Trot for driver Chris Christoforou. The multiple O’Brien Award-winning trotter came first over and drew away from foes in the lane en route to posting a 1:53.3 win. Intimidate was next best, with Rubber Duck taking home third prize. Trainer Rene Dion co-owns the homebred with Liette […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Crown Isle, Takes Flamboro Preferred 3 Pace
Crown Isle ($7.50) pushed his 2016 win count into the double-digits after fighting off the favourite in the $9,000 Preferred 3 Pace on Sunday night (May 22) at Flamboro Downs. Alfie Carroll hustled Crown Isle, the 5-2 second choice on the toteboard, off the gate from the outermost post seven and crossed to command by […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Atomic Million AM, Victorious At Hippodrome 3R
The opening round of the $120,000 Quebec-Bred Series for four and five-year-old pacers saw one favourite victorious, but another a half-length short of victory on Sunday, May 22 at the Hippodrome 3R. With sunny skies, warm temperatures and a packed house, race fans were treated to an exciting race card highlighted by two divisions of […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Artful Way, Wins $15,000 Open In Saratoga
Artful Way scored in the Open Pace for the second time in the last three weeks on Saturday night (May 21) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Kellogg Racing Stables’ four-year-old gelded son of Artistic Fella faded on the front end in last Saturday’s installment of the $15,000 Open as the favourite after being used hard throughout. […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Bee A Magician, Sets Yonkers Record
Yonkers Raceway’s Saturday night $45,000 co-featured Open Handicap was brought to us by the letter B, with Bee A Magician (Brian Sears, $3.50), who took an overnight rest stop and toyed with her six marquee trot rivals. From post No. 6 (in one notch after the inside number was scratched-sick), Bee A Magician paid a :27.4 […] Read more »
L A Delight, Good Will Hanover, Caprice Hill, And Celebrity Eventsy Take Their Divisions Of The SBOA Stakes Eliminations
O’Brien Award winners Caprice Hill and L A Delight were victorious in their three-year-old debuts in the SBOA Stakes eliminations while Shamballa paced the nation’s fastest mile of the season during Fireworks and Family Fun Night (May 21) at Mohawk Racetrack. A crowd of thousands packed Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night for Fireworks and Family […] Read more »
