Rain showers may have deterred some fans from attending, but the 12th annual Balanced Image Trot was an exciting one. Hanover Raceway played host to a Hanover Hospital Foundation fundraiser during the Saturday, August 27 program with well over $3,000 made towards the purchase of some emergency equipment. There were six blanket sponsorships, a […] Read more »
Muscle Hustle Demolishes Trotting Colt Record At Georgian Downs
Trainer Per Henriksen and driver Chris Christoforou, Jr. had a golden map to the winner’s circle at Georgian Downs on Saturday evening, sweeping both $105,000 Gold Series divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts and geldings. First off the gate from the Henriksen stable was Bee In Charge, who was sent to the front from Post […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, L A Delight, Becomes A Millionaire
Reigning divisional champion L A Delight soared over the million-dollar mark in career earnings with her first victory outside of Canada in the $140,000 Nadia Lobell for three-year-old filly pacers on Saturday afternoon (August 27) at The Meadows. Driven by Dave Palone for trainer Bob McIntosh, L A Delight defeated I Said Diamonds in […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Tessa Seelster, Victorious In Yonkers Open
Favoured Tessa Seelster (George Brennan, $5.60) just held off a stubborn Mach It A Par (Brent Holland) Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $45,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. Put in play from her assigned post position No. 5, ‘Tessa’ had to wait her turn at the outset. She sat outside while Jonsie Jones (Tyer […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Winkys Pride, Triumphs In Batavia Open
After back-to-back second-place finishes to Serendipitious and Studio City in Open company races the last two weeks, Winkys Pride got her revenge by beating them both, along with five other top-flight trotters in the $10,500 feature trot at Batavia Downs on Friday night (August 26). As the starting car sped away, Serendipitious (Ray Fisher Jr.), […] Read more »
Emoticon Hanover And Caprice Hill Make Their Sire Kadabra Proud By Winning Casual Breeze Stakes
Emoticon Hanover and Caprice Hill made their sire Kadabra proud with impressive victories in the Casual Breeze Stakes on Friday night (August 26) at Mohawk Racetrack. A group of 20 three-year-old trotting fillies were split into a pair of $97,000 divisions. Emoticon Hanover was a 1:54.2 gate-to-wire winner in the first division for driver […] Read more »
