After being parked the entire mile, Its Academic ran down his competition late to win the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon (July 23).
Moonshine Kisses has been a very high percentage performer his entire career and since coming into the barn of trainer Jackie Greene, has been nothing short of a win machine. The seven-year-old son of Sunshine Beach has been racing for six years now but just like a bottle of fine wine, he just keeps getting better with age.
Owners and trainers of horses entering the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot or Clara Barton Distaff Pace scheduled for Sunday, July 23 at Plainridge Park should note that the draw for those stakes will take place on Tuesday, July 18 and declarations must be made prior to 9 a.m. that morning.
Millionaire Alrajah One IT followed up his impressive Crawford stake victory at the Meadowlands with an equally impressive victory in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot, winning in 1:50.3 to set a new track record for aged trotting horses as well as a new lifetime mark for himself.
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