Fresh off his world record 1:46.3 performance in the $100,000 Joe Auger Memorial at Harrah’s Philadelphia, Ruthless Hanover will look to extend his win streak to three on Saturday, June 10 in the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park.
The backers of 2-5 favourite Always B Naughty got a bit of a scare as the filly made an early stretch break in the $14,400 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, but she caught stride quickly and surged to win in 1:51.2 while recording her fourth straight victory.
Longshot Hellabalou pulled off a 47-1 upset in the $511,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final on Monday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway, rallying up the inside in the lane after yielding to sit in the pocket early. The final time for the Joe Bongiorno-driven, Ron Burke-trained horse was 1:50.3.
This Is The Plan, Idealsomemagic A, and Covered Bridge emerged victorious from the final leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Preliminary round action in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series ends on Monday (April 17) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with three $50,000 divisions of the fifth leg.