The well-received conditioned mini-series wrapped up Sunday night (Jan. 21) at MGM Northfield Park with a pair of finals for non-winners of $750 per start in 2023.
An earner of more than $110,000 in 2023, Oberto has kicked off the new year in a big way, as he continued his winning ways on Sunday, Jan. 21 in the $24,000 co-featured Open Handicap Trot at MGM Northfield Park.
Pure Poetry made the last stanza her strongest, rallying through the lane to snap a 56-race losing streak and spring a 21-1 upset in Wednesday’s co-feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $10,900 filly and mare conditioned trot.
The Great Emotion wore down the 1-9 favourite, Hot Flash Kimmy, with a sustained first-over move and pulled off the 15-1 upset in Thursday’s (Jan. 11) feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $16,667 Conditioned Trot.
Aaron Merriman wrapped up another superb season at MGM Northfield Park in 2023 with 590 winner’s circle trips from 2,434 starts to collect his seventh straight driving title and 12th overall at MGM Northfield Park.