The weekend was packed with action from all across the continent with top stars of harness racing. Friday night saw us at The Meadowlands with an early card full of Kindergarten Series races for 2 Year Olds. We saw five divisions go to the track starting with a early non-betting race for 2 Year Old Filly trotters where Margareta Hanover win in 1:56.1 last quarter in :27.2 for Dexter Dunn and trainer Marcus Melander. From there we had two divisions of the 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trotters take to the track. The first division was won by Hidalgo in 1:56.2 last quarter :26.4 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke. The second division saw Maryland win in 1:56.4 last quarter :26.2 for connections of Dexter Dunn and Marcus Melander. Next up we had a single division of the 2 Year Old Pacing Fillies where Ascendance held off her foes to win in 1:53 last quarter :26.2 for driver Scott Zeron and trainer Linda Toscano. Finally on the card we had two divisions of the 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pacers do battle. Papis Pistol came out on top in the first division for driver Brett Beckwith and trainer Sam De Pinto. The second division saw Namaste Hanover win in 1:54.3 last quarter in :26.2 for driver Jordan Stratton and trainer Chris Choate.
Hoosier Park sent out four divisions of Indiana Sired for 3 Year Old Pacing Colts & Geldings action two divisions of Indiana Eligible and two divisions of the Indiana Sire Stakes. We saw Erv Miller and Atlee Bender take both of the Indiana Eligible races with So Into You and Skyway Masterpiece. The first division of the Indiana Sire Stakes action went to Tellmeitmatters in 1:50 last quarter of :26.1 for driver John De Long and trainer Roger Welch. The second division saw Rolling Image win in 1:51.4 final quarter :26 for driver Trace Tetrick and trainer Tyler George.
Woodbine sent out two more divisions of the Tompkins-Geers this time for the 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings. In the first division we saw 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trotters take to the track with Go Ahead Makemyday win in 1:57.1 last quarter :27.3 for Sylvain Filion and trainer Blake Macintosh. The 2 Year Old Pacing Colts & Geldings went to Prince Hal Hanover in 1:52.3 final panel :26.1 for driver Bob McClure and trainer Dr Ian Moore.
All eyes were on Yonkers as they sent out a stake filled card lead by the MGM Yonkers Trot. The nights action started off with the New York New York Mile for 3 Year Old Filly Trotters where we saw two divisions goin for $55,000 bookending the night of stake action. In the first division we saw Eloise win in 1:57 last quarter in :29.1 for driver Corey Callahan and trainer Ron Coyne Jr. The night cap saw Miss I La win in 1:57.2 final quarter :29.1 for driver Joe Bongriorno and trainer Noel Daley. The Park MGM Filly Pace Final for a purse of $90,000 went to Camerican winning in 1:54.2 last quarter :28.1 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke. The $225,000 MGM Grand Messenger Final for 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pacers was won by a late storming Sweet Beach Life in 1:53.1 last quarter :28 for driver Tyler Buter and trainer Travis Alexander giving him the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown. The headliner of the card was the MGM Yonkers Trot for 3 Year Olds going for a purse of $300,000 the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown went to Sir Pinocchio in 1:54.4 last quarter of :28.1 for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Ed Hart.
Saturday Stake action started at The Meadows where we saw 2 Year Old Filly Trotters take to the track. Four divisions of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series took to the track and two divisions of the "Meadow Gladys" Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2 Year Old Filly Trotters. In the first division of the Meadow Gladys we saw Princess Jackie win in 1:56 last quarter :29.1 for driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr and trainer D R Ackerman. In the second division we saw She's A Shoe In win in 1:57.2 last quarter :28.3 for driver Mark MacDonald and trainer Ray Schnikkter.
Hoosier Park sent out one division of the Indiana Sire Stake Eligible and one division of the Indiana Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Fillies Pace. We saw Tellatini win her division of the Indiana Sire Stakes in 1:51.2 final quarter :26 for driver Peter Wrenn and Roger Welch.
All eyes were on The Meadowlands as the biggest stars of harness racing took to the track. The first stake event on the card we saw the Six Pack Fan Duel Mare Open Trot for $112,500 be contested in which Jiggy Jog S showed her dominance winning in 1:52.1 coming a blazing final quarter of :25.1 for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ake Svanstedt. In the second stake event of the night we saw The Perfect Sting Fan Duel Mares Open Pace for $112,500 with the two stars of the Older Mares division this year Sylvia Hanover and Twin B Joe Fresh duke it out down the lane in an all out smoke show with Twin B Joe Fresh prevailing in a time of 1:49.1 coming a final quarter of :25.1 for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Chris Ryder. The card sent out three divisions of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial "Mary Reynolds" for 3 Year Old Filly Trotters for a purse of $25,667. In the first division we saw Sunkist Beauty win in 1:52.2 final quarter of :26.3 for trainer and driver Ake Svanstedt. The second division saw Elista Hanover continue her winning ways in a 1:52.3 mile coming a last quarter in :26.2 for driver David Miller and trainer Annie Stoebe. The last division closed the card with Buy A Round rebounding back to her winning ways in a 1:53.2 mile last quarter :27.4 in the rain for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Noel Daley. Two divisions of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial "Scott Frost" for 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings Trotters goin for a purse of $34,250 and $35,720 took to the track each division showcasing the top two Hambo eligible horses with Karl and T C I. In the first division we saw Karl continue to dominate his foes winning in 1:51 last quarter :26.3 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Nancy Takter. In the second division T C I driven by David Miller set comfortable fractions before coasting away winning in 1:53.1 last quarter :27.1 for trainer Ron Burke. Next up was the Crawford Farms Fan Duel Open Trot goin for a purse of $131,250 in the pouring rain saw Southward Tyrion demolish the field in a 1:49.2 blazing mile final quarter of :26.4 for trainer and driver Ake Svanstedt. The headline of the night was the Dave Brower Memorial Fan Duel Open Pace went for $152,190 where we saw Abuckabett Hanover win in 1:47.3 last quarter in :26.1 for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Andrew Harris. The card also saw Dexter Dunn win his 2,000th race in the US.
Sunday Stake action started off at Harrah's Philadelphia with six divisions of stake action. Pennsylvania The Stallion Series for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers sent out three divisions on the card accompanied by three divisions of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3 Year Old Filly Pacers. The first division of the Sire Stakes went to Miki In Luv in 1:50.4 final quarter :28 for driver David Miller and trainer Ron Coyne Jr. The second division we saw Flawless blaze around the oval in 1:49.3 last quarter :27.4 for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Nancy Takter. The last division of Sire Stake action saw My Girl Ej win in 1:51 last quarter :27 ending a hot weekend of driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ron Burke.
Pocono Downs sent out three divisions of the Pennsylvania All-Stars for 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trotters for a purse of $30,000. In the first division we saw Set The Bar win in 1:59.3 final quarter :28.2 for driver Todd Schadel and trainer Cody Schadel. The second division we saw Fashion Green win in 1:57.2 last quarter :27.4 for driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Jim Campbell. The last division of the night went to Cheers Hanover in 1:57.1 last quarter :27.4 for driver David Miller and trainer Ron Burke.
Ocean Downs sent out two Maryland Sire Stakes events for a purse of $10,000 each. The Maryland Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trotters took to the track first with Geralds A Keeper win in 1:59.4 last quarter of :30 for driver Trae Porter and trainer John Wagner. The second division was for The Maryland Sire Stakes 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Pacers where Cloggs For Real win in 1:55.2 final quarter of :29.1 for driver Corey Braden and giving trainer John Wagner both Sire Stake events on the card.
The weekend ended with another fun card from Running Aces where they sent out two divisions of Minnesota Sired Stake events and capped off with The Ron Banks Memorial Final for Fillies and Mares Open Pacers. In the Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Trot Class A we saw Dp Freedoms Chrome win in 1:57.2 last quarter :28.2 for driver James Gould and trainer Elvin Zimmerman. The Minnesota Sired 3 Year Old Filly Trot went to Banker's Grace in 1:58 final quarter of :30 for driver Rick Magee and trainer Daniel Roland. The night was headlined by The Ron Banks Memorial Final Fillies and Mares Open Pace for a purse of $35,000 where we saw Illusion Seelster hold off all foes to win in 1:51 last quarter :28.4 for driver Jacob Cutting and trainer Williams Hernandez.
Drivers Wins: Dexter Dunn 7 wins
David Miller 5 wins
Yannick Gingras 3 wins
Tim Tetrick 2 wins
Todd Schadel 2 wins
Ake Svanstedt 2 wins
Trace Tetrick 2 wins
Atlee Bender 2 wins
Trainers Wins: Ron Burke 5 wins
Ake Svanstedt 3 wins
Erv Miller 3 wins
Marcus Melander 2 wins
Linda Toscano 2 wins
Ron Coyne Jr 2 wins
Noel Daley 2 wins
Nancy Takter 2 wins
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