Two-time O'Brien Award-winning trotter Fashion Frenzie will round out the lineup for the $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot, representing Canada in the 1-1/4-mile showdown on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Yonkers Raceway.
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When Brad Grant was looking over the list of horses available in the mixed sale at Lexington in 2020, he had his eyes set on an open-level trotter who could race both locally and stateside at the Preferred ranks. With a bid of $220,000, the high-profiled owner found his trotter in Its Academic, who has more than exceeded expectations almost three years later.
Venerate topped a trio of Maple Leaf Trot contenders in a tune up for next week's $600,000 (est.) final on Thursday morning (Aug. 24) at The Meadowlands.
On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe