Stake Race Schedule July 1st thru July 3rd....

Monday July 1, 2024

Monticello Raceway

New York Excelsior Series 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 12:30 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 1:10 PM

Race 9 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:50 PM

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 8 Purse $106,300 Post Time 2:30 PM

Dresden Raceway

Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots Leg 2 3 Year Old Colt Trot

Race 4 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 2:00 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 2:40 PM

July 3, 2024

Buffalo Raceway

New York Excelsior Series 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:30 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:30 PM

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 7 Purse $108,200 Post Time 4:30 PM

Running Aces Casino & Raceway

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Class A Pace

Race 7 Purse $17,000 Post Time 9:00 PM

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Fillies Class A Pace

Race 9 Purse $17,000 Post Time 9:40 PM

Ocean Downs

Maryland Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Non-Betting Race 1 Purse $10,000 Post Time 6:45 PM

Maryland Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Non-Betting Race 2 Purse $10,000 Post Time 6:55 PM

Stake Race Recap June 24th thru June 27th....

     An action packed week of stake races took place over the week spanning the 2 year old ranks through the 4 year old finals at Oak Grove. The week started us off with 2 year old New York Sire Stakes action at Saratoga Harness. Saratoga sent three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Series 2 year old colts and geldings trotters to the track accompanied by two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes 2 yea old colts and geldings trotters. The NYSS action let us see two young pupils come out of the Ake Svanstedt Stable take their first stake wins as Ake swept the NYSS action. In the first division we saw Gangsta Talk win in 1:58.4 final quarter in :29.3 and in the second division we saw Mr Mouton win in 1:57.3 final quarter :29.2 both driven and trained by Ake Svanstedt.

    Oak Grove sent out a massive card of 14 stake races on the day for 2 and 3 year old pacers and trotters. We saw the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 3 Year Old filly trotters take the track in three divisions. The first division we saw Tove Palema win her division in 1:55 last quarter :28.1 for Team Orange Crush driven by Andy and trained by Julie Miller. The second division saw Youhadmeathalo tie the track record in a 1:53 mile flying home in :27.3 for driver Marvin Luna and trainer Dewayne Minor. The final division saw Woman Of Passion win in a fast 1:53.1 mile final panel of :28 for driver David Miller and trainer Carter Pinske. Next the Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old colts and geldings trotters take the track in two divisions. Lindy's Coyotito took the first division in 1:53.3 final quarter :28.2 giving Team Orange Crush a double on the card again driven by Andy and trained by Julie Miller. In the second division we saw Crown Monarch win in 1:54.1 final quarter :29 for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Per Englom. Next up we got to see three divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old colts and geldings pace get contested. In the first division we saw Arson fly down the lane to win in 1:50.4 final quarter :27.1 for driver Scott Zero and trainer Eric Catalan. The second division saw Total Stranger win in 1:52 final quarter :27.1 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Nancy Takter as Gingras stole all the fractions in the first three quarter markers. The last division saw Better Is Nice win in 1:50 final quarter :27 for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Tony Alagna. Next we focus our attention to the freshman performers with one division of the Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old colts and geldings pacers. Realmeanwearblu went out for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Nancy Tatker to win in 1:54.2 last quarter in :27.2 giving the Takter Stable a double on the day. We saw two divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old filly trotters take to the track. The first division we saw Yo Tillie win in 1:57.1 final quarter :29 for trainer and driver Verlin Yoder. In the second division we saw the hot hand of Yannick Gingras steer Stacking Green to a 1:56.2 mile final quarter :28.3 for trainer Todd Luther. The Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old filly pace saw one division take to the track with Skywalker Sea win in a impressive 1:53 final panel of :28.1 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Todd Luther giving Gingras four wins in the 2 Year Old Stakes on the card and giving Luther a double. Finally on this action packed card we saw two divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2 Year Old colts and geldings trotters. In the first division we saw World By Storm win in 1:55.4 final quarter of :28 for driver Brandon Bates and trainer Mike Hollenback. In the second division we saw Goo Goo Gone win in 1:58 final quarter of :29.1 for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Chris Beaver giving Andrew a driving triple.

    Tuesdays action left us at Oak Grove for another big day of racing sending out four 4 Year Old finals for $150,000. The first Kentucky Sire Stakes Finals started off with Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Mare Pace Final goin to Strong Poison in 1:49.4 final quarter :28 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. The next division saw the fasted mile ever at Oak Grove in the Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old horses and geldings pace final from Admiral Hill in 1:48 final quarter of :27 coming a back half of :53.1 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Per Engblom. The next final we saw Kentucky Sire Stake 4 Year Old horses and geldings trot go to Once In A Lifetime in 1:52 final quarter :27.3 for trainer Todd McCarthy and trainer John Campbell. The last final on the day was the Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old mare trot where we got to see Raliee Something get revenge on her foes winning in 1:52.1 last quarter :28.2 for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Roger Cullipher. The card also saw three divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old fillies pacers take to the track. In the first division we saw Defining Moment win in 1:50.3 last quarter :29 for driver David Miller and trainer Ron Burke. The second division we saw Viki Hill win in 1:51 final panel :27.3 for the Dexter Dunn and Chris Ryder connection. In the final division we saw Direction win in 1:51.2 final quarter in :27.4 for driver Todd McCarthy and trainer Brett Pelling.

    Running Aces sent out their 2 Year Olds in three divisions one for 2 Year Old trotters, one for 2 Year Old filly pacers, and one for 2 Year Old colts and geldings pacers. The Minnesota Sired 2 Year Old Trotters took to the gate where we saw International Ice win in 2:02.3 final quarter :29.3 for driver Lemoyne Svendsen and trainer Edwin Quevedo. The next division we saw Minnesota Sired 2 Year Old filly pacers take to the track with Delcon Kathleen win her division in 1:57.3 final quarter :28.3 for driver Todd Waren and trainer Justin Anfinson. The last stake race of the day saw Swinging On By take the Minnesota 2 Year Old colts and geldings pace in 1:58 final quarter :29.2 for driver Dean Magee and trainer Brett Ballinger.

    Tuesday we saw Yonkers Raceway send out 2 Year Old filly trotters in New York Sire Stakes with two divisions of NYSS and two divisions of the Excelsior Series. In the first division of the New York Sire Stakes for 2 Year Old filly trot we saw Calculus Risk win in 2:00.1 final quarter :29.3 for driver Jordan Stratton and trainer Perry Simser. The second division we saw Chapvious win in 1:58 final quarter :27.4 for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer George Ducharme.

    Hoosier Park sent out one division of the Indiana Sire Stakes Eligible 3 Year Old filly trotters and one division of the Indiana Sire Stake 3 Year Old filly trotters. The INSS division we saw Agent Of Fortune win in 1:55.1 final quarter of :28 for trainer driver Robert Taylor.

    Wednesday we turned our attention to Buffalo Raceway with 3 Year Old trotting action. We saw two divisions of the Excelsior Series for 3 Year Old colts and geldings trotter and two for the 3 Year old filly trotters. The card was headlined by the $117,700 3 Year Old fillies trot and the $119,800 3 Year Old colts and geldings trot. In the NYSS 3 Year Old filly trot we saw Sister Mary Maude win in 1:57.4 final quarter :28.1 for driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr and trainer Ron Burke. The NYSS 3 Year Old colts and geldings trot we saw Super Duper Cooper win in 1:57.4 final quarter :28 for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer John Butenschoen.

    Thursday's action took us back to Yonkers Raceway for New York Sire Stakes for 2 Year Old colts and geldings pacers. We saw two divisions of the New York Excelsior Series and two divisions of the NYSS. In the first division of the NYSS 2 Year Old colts and geldings pace we saw Fast Choice win in 1:54.3 final quarter :28.1 for driver Scott Zeron and trainer Jared Bako. In the second division we saw Thirsty Thursday win in 1:55.3 and final quarter :29 for driver Matt Kakaley and trainer Hunter Oaks.

    We turned our attention to Hoosier Park were they sent out two divisions of the Indiana Sire Stakes for 3 Year Old colts and geldings trot. In the first division we saw Gruesome Twosome do what he does best stalk and fly down the lane to win in 1:55.1 last quarter :26.1 for trainer and driver Daryl Bontrager. The second division saw Dashing Danny win in 1:53.4 final quarter :27.1 for driver Kyle Wilfong and trainer Jeff Cullipher.

    Running Aces sent out their 3 Year Old Minnesota sired pacers. We saw El Parrandero Q win the Minnesota 3 Year Old colts and geldings pace in 1:54.3 for driver Jacob Cutting and trainer Edwin Quevedo. The 3 Year Old filly pacers saw Deja Vu Babyboo pop the pocket and upset winner her division in 1:54.3 final quarter :28.1 for driver Nick Roland and trainer Robert Lems.

    Woodbine finished off a loaded week of action with two Tompkins-Geers and some OSS Gold action. We saw the Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old filly pacers take to the track with Wicked N Single win in 1:54.3 final quarter :27 for driver James MacDonald and trainer Anthony Beaton. The Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old filly trotters came to the track next where we saw Incantation win in 1:57.3 last quarter :27.2 for driver Sylvain Filion and trainer Robert Mcintosh. Ontario Sire Stake Gold action headlined the card sending out two divisions for $95,000 CDN each where we saw Myretirementdream win the first division in 1:54.1 final quarter :28 for driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Eli Wagler. The second division went to Northern Looker in 1:54 final quarter :27.4 for Trevor Henry and trainer Camilla Christoforou.

Driver Wins: Yannick Gingras 6 wins

                      Andrew McCarthy 4 wins

                      John Stark Jr 3 wins

                      Scott Zeron 2 wins

                      Jordan Stratton 2 wins

                      Todd McCarthy 2 wins

                      Dexter Dunn 2 wins

                      David Miller 2 wins

                      Ake Svendstedt 2 wins

                      Andy Miller 2 wins

Trainer Wins: John Stark Jr 3 wins

                         Julie Miller 3 wins

                         Per Engblom 2 wins

                         Ake Svendstedt 2 wins

                         Nancy Takter 2 wins

                         Todd Luther 2 wins

                         Ron Burke 2 wins

                         Edwin Quevedo 2 wins

                         George Ducharme 2 wins

                         Jared Bako 2 wins

                         John Butenschoen 2 wins

Stake Race Schedule June 27th thru June 30th....

Thursday June 27, 2024

Yonkers Raceway

New York Excelsior Series A 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 9:20 PM

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 4 Purse $77,300 Post Time 8:00 PM

Race 7 Purse $78,700 Post Time 9:00 PM

Harrah's Hoosier Park

Indiana Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 8 Purse    $50,500 Post Time 8:42 PM

Race 13 Purse  $50,500 Post Time 10:27 PM

Running Aces Casino & Racetrack

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace Class A

Race 5 Purse $16,000 Post Time 7:20 PM

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Fillies Pace Class A

Race 9 Purse $16,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

Woodbine Mohawk Park

Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old Filly Pace

Race 2 Purse $46,845 CDN Post Time 7:10 PM

Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old Filly Trot

Race 3 Purse $53,123 CDN Post Time 8:04 PM

Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Leg 2 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 4 Purse $95,000 CDN Post Time 8:26 PM

Race 6 Purse $95,000 CDN Post Time 9:10 PM

Friday June 28, 2024

Yonkers Raceway

New York New York Mile 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 2   Purse $55,000 Post Time 7:20 PM

Race 11 Purse $55,000 Post Time 10:20 PM

MGM Grand Messenger Final 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Open Pace

Race 7 Purse $225,000 Post Time 9:00 PM

MGM Yonkers Trot 3 Year Open Trot

Race 8 Purse $300,000 Post Time 9:20 PM

Park MGM Filly Pace Final 3 Year Old Filly Open Pace

Race 10 Purse $90,000 Post Time 10:00 PM

Meadowlands

Kindergarten Series 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot 1st Leg

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:45 PM

Race 3 Purse $20,000 Post Time 7:10 PM

Kindergarten Series 2 Year Old Fillies Pace 1st Leg

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 7:35 PM

Kindergarten Series 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Pace 1st Leg

Race 5 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:00 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:25 PM

Harrah's Hoosier Park

Indiana Sires Stakes Eligible 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Pace

Race 2 Purse $16,000 Post Time 6:36 PM

Race 7 Purse $16,000 Post Time 8:21 PM

Indiana Sires Stakes 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Pace

Race 12 Purse $49,500 Post Time 10:06 PM

Race 13 Purse $50,000 Post Time 10:27 PM

Woodbine Mohawk Park

Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 3 Purse $47,925 CDN Post Time 8:04 PM

Tompkins-Geers 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Pace

Race 5 Purse $50,760 CDN Post Time 8:48 PM

Saturday June 29, 2024

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows

Pennsylvania Stallion Series 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1   Purse $20,000 Post Time 12:45 PM

Race 2   Purse $20,000 Post Time 1:06 PM

Race 8   Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:12 PM

Race 10 Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:54 PM

Meadow Gladys Pennsylvania Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 4 Purse $79,399 Post Time 1:48 PM

Race 6 Purse $79,399 Post Time 2:30 PM

Harrah's Hoosier Park

Indiana Sires Stakes Eligible 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 7 Purse $16,000 Post Time 9:12 PM

Indiana Sires Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 10 Purse $95,500 Post Time 10:18 PM

Meadowlands

Six Pack Fan Duel Mares Open Trot

Race 2 Purse $112,500 Post Time 6:45 PM

Perfect Sting Fan Duel Mares Open Pace

Race 3 Purse $112,5000 Post Time 7:10 PM

W.N. Reynolds Memorial "Mary Reynolds" 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 4   Purse $25,667 Post Time 7:35 PM

Race 7   Purse $25,667 Post Time 8:50 PM

Race 12 Purse $25,667 Post Time 10:55 PM

W.N. Reynolds Memorial "Scott Frost" 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 6 Purse $34,250 Post Time 8:25 PM

Race 9 Purse $34,750 Post Time 9:40 PM

Crawford Farms Fan Duel Open Trot

Race 10 Purse $131,250 Post Time 10:05 PM

Dave Brower Memorial Fan Duel Open Pace

Race 11 Purse $152,190 Post Time 10:30 PM

Sunday June 30, 2024

Harrah's Philadelphia

Pennsylvania The Stallion Series 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 3 Purse $20,000 Post Time 1:20 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:20 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:00 PM

Pennsylvania Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 1 Purse $49,275 Post Time 12:40 PM

Race 5 Purse $49,675 Post Time 2:00 PM

Race 7 Purse $49,675 Post Time 2:40 PM

Pocono Downs at Mohegan

Pennsylvania All-Stars 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 8   Purse $30,000 Post Time 8:06 PM

Race 9   Purse $30,000 Post Time 8:24 PM

Race 10 Purse $30,000 Post Time 8:42 PM

Ocean Downs

Maryland Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 1 Purse $10,000 Post Time 7:05 PM

Race 2 Purse $10,000 Post Time 7:25 PM

Running Aces Casino & Racetrack

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot Class A

Race 3 Purse $17,000 Post Time 6:40 PM

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 5 Purse $17,000 Post Time 7:20 PM

The Ron Banks Memorial Final Fillies and Mares Open Pace

Race 9 Purse $35,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

Stake Race Weekend Recap June 20th thru June 23rd....

     The weekend of stake action saw us begin with Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots for 3 Year Old Trotting Fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park where we saw four divisions go for a purse of $20,000 CDN team McNair had a training and driving double taking half the stakes action with Radical Legacy and Valentine Bluechip.

    Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday night had more Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots races for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers goin in three division for a purse of $20,000 CDN which was highlighted by a Dr Ian Moore trainee in Ann driven by Bob McClure winning her division in 1:50 final panel in 27.4

    Earlier in the day we saw a slew of stake races take place at Vernon Downs where we had two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Filly Pace for a purse of $57,000 and four divisions of the New York Excelsior Series for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers for a purse of $20,000. In the first division of the NYSS we saw Stepabovetherest driven by Braxten Boyd and trained by Nicholas Deviate fly home in :27.4 to win in a new track record of 1:49.4. The second division saw Tarrific destroy her foes winning by 9 widening lengths under wraps in a last quarter of :27 for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Chris Ryder in a mile of 1:49.4 matching the track record set in the previous division. 

    Scioto Downs sent out four divisions of The Buckeye Stallion Series for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers for a purse of $20,000. Which was highlighted by Heartofthesea driven by Chris Page and trained by Brian Brown taking her division in 1:51.2 last quarter :28.4. Also Fearless Ginger who was driven by Austin Hanners and trained by Timothy Lane in a matching 1:51.2 mile coming her last quarter in :28.1. Austin Hanners also had a driving double in the stake action taking two out of the four divisions of the Buckeye Series.

    Yonkers Raceway took center stage on Friday Night as they sent out one elimination of the MGM Yonkers Trot for a purse of $25,000 and two eliminations of the MGM Grand Messenger for a purse of $25,000. The MGM Yonkers Trot saw Bargain trained by Nancy Takter and driven by Yannick Gingras fend off a deep stretch duel from Fly By trained by Tony Alagna and driven by Scott Zeron. Bargain stuck his nose out at the wire in a 1:54.3 mile coming a last quarter in :28.3. The first elimination of the MGM Grand Messenger saw Howlenthehills driven by Matt Kakaley and trained by Travis Alexander avoid a first turn disaster as Captain Skippy driven by Dexter Dunn and trained by Ake Svanstedt blasted off the gate before imploding on a break in the first turn pushing Howlenthehills very wide. Howlenthehills dug in game and held off the field in 1:53.3 final quarter :28.2. The second division saw Janelle Granny return from the Pepsi North America Cup to draw another wide post drawing post 7 and getting the training services of Scott Di Domenico and steered by Tim Tetrick blast off the gate and take charge of this field. Janelle Granny would go on to take this division in a measured 1:52.3 last quarter in :27.4 holding off a late flying Sweet Beach Life with driver Matt Kakaley trained by Travis Alexander who came home in :27.2 to take second.

    Saturday had a full slate of stake races spanning the entire day. We saw Pocono Downs send out a day card featuring four divisions of the Stallion Series for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers for a purses of $20,000 and three divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3 Year Old Pacing Fillies two divisions goin for a purse of $49,765 and one for a purse of $50,075. The first division of the PASS saw Asweetbeachhere storm home to win in 1:50.3 final quarter in :27 for driver David Miller and trainer Andrew Harris. In the second division we saw My Girl Ej win in a fast 1:49.2 last quarter in :26.4 for Dexter Dunn and trainer Ron Burke. The last division saw Rocket Den win in 1:50.3 last quarter in :27.1 for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Brett Pelling giving both of them a double on the card in stakes action as they also took one division of the Stallion Series with Davenport. The card also saw David Miller continue his hot hand in PASS this season with a driving double taking the first PASS division and also a Stallion Series division with Parkavenuelisa trained by Linda Toscano.

    Scioto Downs sent forth two divisions of the Ohio Sire Stakes for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers both for a purse of $65,000. The first division saw a speed show as Rose Run Zoey driven by Tyler Smith and trained by Ryan Miller tied the track record in 1:49.4 flying home in :27.1. The second division saw Seaside Diva win for the connections of Chris Page and Ron Burke in 1:51 last quarter of :27.4.

    The Saturday action was all capped off at The Meadowlands with two divisions of the Graduate Series for 4 Year Old Trotters goin for a purse of $50,000. The card also had two divisions of the Graduate Series for 4 Year Old Pacers goin for a purse of $50,000 and one division of the Miss Versatility Mares Open goin for a purse of $40,000. The first division of the Graduate Series 4 Year Old Open Trot 3rd Leg saw Winner's Bet driven by Dexter Dunn and trained by Nancy Takter make his second start of the season after setting a track record last week in 1:50 to only do better in this start. Dunn went to the point and set the torrid fractions getting to a half in :54.4 off a :27.3 second quarter to hit the 3/4 pole in 1:23 before turning on the burners and leaving the completion behind in a final quarter of :26.3 setting a new track record in 1:49.3. The second division of Trotters saw Nancy Takter take and sweep both divisions of the Graduate Series for 4 Year Old Trotters with Hasty Bid driven by Yannick Gingras fly home in :26.4 to win in a mile of 1:50.2. Next up on the card we saw the Miss Versatility Mares Open Trot 3rd Leg go to a well rated and strong Tactical Mounds driven by Scott Zeron and trained by Megan Scran in 1:51 last quarter :27.2. The night cap saw two divisions of the Graduate Series for 4 Year Old pacers be decided in race 10 and 12. The first division saw a 23-1 upset as Act Fast driven by Todd McCarthy and trained by Ron Burke storm home in :26.1 winning in a mile of 1:47.3. The final division of the day saw Ken Hanover take charge to a half in :54.3 and power down the lane in an impressive :25.4 final quarter winning his division in 1:47.4 for driver David Miller and trainer Roland Mallar.

    Early Sunday morning we got a treat to see Elitloppet 2024 winner Horsy Dream take to the track at Vincennes and take on Idao De Tillard in the Prix Rene Balliere in which he set parked out the whole way second over before exploding down the lane to win in impressive fashion continuing to show that he is the best sprinter in all of Europe.

    Rideau Carleton Raceway took all the headlines on Sunday as they hosted two Ontario Sire Stakes Gold races. The first of the two races took to the gate in race 6 where we saw the Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Leg 2 for 3 Year Old Colt Pace go for a purse of $140,000 CDN. Trophy Taker trained by David Menary and driven by James MacDonald took the early lead to cut out hot fractions carrying the field to the top of the lane off a 3/4 marker in 1:22.4 before being over taken by Storm Shadow driven by Bob McClure and trained by Dr Ian Moore as he stormed home in a final quarter of :29 seconds to take the ONSS Gold in 1:51.4. The second Ontario Sire Stake Gold Leg 2 race was for 3 Year Old Pacing Fillies goin for a purse of $140,000 CDN. Odds On Platinum trained by Dr Ian Moore and driven by Stephane Brosseau who got a catch drive due to Sylvain Filion not being able to make it set hot fractions to a quarter in :26.2 half in :55.2 before giving way to Bob McClure and Greatest Pleasure trained by Luc Blais at the 3/4 pole in 1:22.3. At the top of the lane Stephane pulled Odds On Platinum back out of the pocket and swept by Greatest Pleasure down the lane to win her division in 1:50.3 missing the track record by a 5th of a second and setting the fastest mile in Canada this season for a 3 Year old on a 5/8s mile track. Thus allowing Dr Ian Moore to sweep both events on the card and give the fans at Rideau Carleton Raceway a exciting night of racing.

Driving Wins: David Miller 3 wins

                         Bob McClure 3 wins

                         Todd McCarthy 2 wins

                         Tim Tetrick 2 wins

                         Andrew McCarthy 2 wins

                         Dexter Dunn 2 wins

                         Yannick Gingras 2 wins

                         Chris Page 2 wins

                         Austin Hanners 2 wins

                         Braxten Boyd 2 wins

                         Doug McNair 2 wins

Training Wins: Nancy Takter 3 wins

                              Ron Burke 3 wins

                           Dr Ian Moore 3 wins                              

                           Greg McNair 2 wins

                               Bret Pelling 2 wins

                                                       

Stake Races Week of June 24th thru June 27th....

 Stake Races Week of June 24th thru June 27th

Monday June 24, 2024

Saratoga Harness

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Trotting Colts and Geldings

Race 4 Purse $77,300 Post Time 1:00 PM

Race 5 Purse $78,700 Post Time 1:20 PM

New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Series 2 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trot

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 1:40 PM

Race 7 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:00 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:20 PM

Oak Grove

Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1   Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:00 PM

Race 3   Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:38 PM

Race 12 Purse $40,000 Post Time 6:29 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 11 Purse $40,000 Post Time 6:10 PM

Race 13 Purse $40,000 Post Time 6:48 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 4   Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:57 PM

Race 9   Purse $40,000 Post Time 5:32 PM

Race 10 Purse $40,000 Post Time 5:51 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 2 Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:19 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 5   Purse $40,000 Post Time 4:16 PM

Race 14 Purse $40,000 Post Time 7:07 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 6 Purse $40,000 Post Time 4:35 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 7 Purse $40,000 Post Time 4:54 PM

Race 8 Purse $40,000 Post Time 5:13 PM

Tuesday June 25, 2024

Oak Grove

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Mares Pace Final

Race 1 Purse $150,000 Post Time 3:00 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Horses & Geldings Pace Final

Race 3 Purse $150,000 Post Time 3:38 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Horses & Geldings Trot Final

Race 6 Purse $150,000 Post Time 4:35 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Mares Trot Final

Race 10 Purse $150,000 Post Time 5:51 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 2 Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:19 PM

Race 4 Purse $40,000 Post Time 3:57 PM

Race 8 Purse $40,000 Post Time 5:13 PM

Running Aces Casino & Racetrack

Minnesota Sired 2 Year Old Trot

Race 1 Purse $21,000 Post Time 7:00 PM

Minnesota Sired 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 2 Purse $17,500 Post Time 7:20 PM

Minnesota Sired 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 3 Purse $17,500 Post Time 7:40 PM

Yonkers Raceway

New York Excelsior Series A 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1 Purse $20,000 Post Time 7:00 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 2 Purse $74,500 Post Time 7:20 PM

Race 4 Purse $74,500 Post Time 8:00 PM

Harrah's Hoosier Park

Indiana Sires Stakes Eligible 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 12 Purse $16,000 Post Time 10:06 PM

Indiana Sires Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 11 Purse $95,000 Post Time 9:45 PM

Wednesday June 26, 2024

Buffalo Raceway

New York Excelsior Series 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:30 PM

Race 5 Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:50 PM

New York Excelsior Series 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:50 PM

Race 9 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:10 PM

New York Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 7 Purse $117,700 Post Time 4:30 PM

New York Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 6 Purse $119,800 Post Time 4:10 PM

Thursday June 27, 2024

Yonkers Raceway

New York Excelsior Series A 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 9:20 PM

New York Sire Stakes 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 4 Purse $77,300 Post Time 8:00 PM

Race 7 Purse $78,700 Post Time 9:00 PM

Harrah's Hoosier Park

Indiana Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Race 8 Purse    $50,500 Post Time 8:42 PM

Race 13 Purse  $50,500 Post Time 10:27 PM

Running Aces Casino & Racetrack

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace Class A

Race 5 Purse $16,000 Post Time 7:20 PM

Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Fillies Pace Class A

Race 9 Purse $16,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

* Woodbine Entries for Thursday June 27, 2024 will be on the weekend preview due to draw time on Monday June 24th....

Stake Races Weekend of June 20th thru June 23rd...

 Stake Races Weekend of June 20th thru June 23rd

Thursday June 20, 2024

Woodbine Mohawk Raceway

Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots Leg 2 3 Year Old Trotting Fillies

Race 2 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 7:42 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 8:26 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 9:10 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 9:54 PM

Friday June 21, 2024

Vernon Downs

New York Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 1 Purse $57,000 Post Time 4:00 PM

Race 2 Purse $57,000 Post Time 4:20 PM

New York Excelsior Series 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:40 PM

Race 7 Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:00 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:20 PM

Race 9 Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:40 PM

Scioto Downs

Buckeye Stallion Series 3 Year Old Filly Pace

Race 1   Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:52 PM

Race 4   Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:57 PM

Race 11 Purse $20,000 Post Time 9:32 PM

Race 13 Purse $20,000 Post Time 10:12 PM

Yonkers Raceway

MGM Yonkers Trot Elimination

Race 4 Purse $25,000 Post Time 8:00 PM

MGM Grand Messenger Elimination

Race 6 Purse $25,000 Post Time 8:40 PM

Race 7 Purse $25,000 Post Time 9:00 PM

Woodbine Mohawk Park

Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots Leg 2 3 Year Old Pace Fillies

Race 1 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 7:10 PM

Race 5 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 8:48 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 CDN Post Time 9:54 PM

Saturday June 22, 2024

Pocono Downs at Mohegan

The Stallion Series 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 3 Purse $20,000 Post Time 1:36 PM

Race 5 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:12 PM

Race 7 Purse $20,000 Post Time 2:48 PM

Race 9 Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:24 PM

Pennsylvania Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 6   Purse $50,075 Post Time 2:30 PM

Race 10 Purse $49,765 Post Time 3:42 PM

Race 12 Purse $49,765 Post Time 4:18 PM

Scioto Downs

Ohio Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 6   Purse $65,000 Post Time 7:42 PM

Race 11 Purse $65,000 Post Time 9:32 PM

Meadowlands

Graduate Series 4 Year Old Open Trot 3rd Leg

Race 4 Purse $50,000 Post Time 7:35 PM

Race 6 Purse $50,000 Post Time 8:25 PM

Graduate Series 4 Year Old Open Pace 3rd Leg

Race 10 Purse $50,000 Post Time 10:05 PM

Race 12 Purse $50,000 Post Time 10:55 PM

Miss Versatility Mares Open Trot 3rd Leg

Race 8 Purse $40,000 Post Time 9:15 PM

Sunday June 23, 2024

Rideau Carleton Raceway

Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Leg 2 3 Year Old Colt Pace

Race 6 Purse $140,000 CDN Post Time 7:50 PM

Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Leg 2 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 8 Purse $140,000 CDN Post Time 8:50 PM

Stake Races Week of June 17th thru June 20th....

 Stake Races Week of June 17th thru June 20th

Monday June 17th, 2024

Harrington Raceway

Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Eliminations 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:47 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:21 PM

Race 5 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:38 PM

Oak Grove Racing & Gaming

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Horses & Geldings Pace Leg 3

Race 1 Purse $50,000 Post Time 3:00 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Horses & Geldings Trot Leg 3

Race 2 Purse $50,000 Post Time 3:19 PM

Race 4 Purse $50,000 Post Time 3:57 PM

Race 8 Purse $50,000 Post Time 5:13 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Mares Pace Leg 3

Race 3 Purse $50,000 Post Time 3:38 PM

Kentucky Sire Stakes 4 Year Old Mares Trot Leg 3

Race 6 Purse $50,000 Post Time 4:35 PM

Woodbine Mohawk Park

Ontario Sires Stakes Gold 3 Year Old Fillies Trot Leg 2

Race 4 Purse $ $140,000 CDN Post Time 8:26 PM

Tuesday June 18, 2024

Harrington Raceway

Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Elimination 3 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:47 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:21 PM

Race 5 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:38 PM

Woodbine Mohawk Park

Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Leg 2 3 Year Old Pacing Colts & Geldings Pace

Race 2 Purse $20,000 Post Time 7:42 PM

Race 4 Purse $20,000 Post Time 8:26 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 9:10 PM

Race 8 Purse $20,000 Post Time 9:54 PM

Wednesday June 19, 2024

Harrington Raceway

Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Elimination 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot

Non Betting Race 1    Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:10 PM

Race 2                          Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:47 PM

Race 4                          Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:21 PM

Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Elimination 3 Year Old Fillies Trot

Race 1 Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:30 PM

Race 6 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:55 PM

Race 7 Purse $20,000 Post Time 6:12 PM

Buffalo Raceway

New York Excelsior Series 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 5   Purse $20,000 Post Time 3:50 PM

Race 7   Purse $20,000 Post Time 4:30 PM

Race 11 Purse $20,000 Post Time 5:50 PM

New York Sires Stake 2 Year Old Fillies Pace

Race 1 Purse $50,500 Post Time 2:30 PM

Race 2 Purse $51,500 Post Time 2:50 PM