After consistently hitting the board in the $18,200 Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel, Alittlesidehustl N finally crossed the wire on top ahead of the field of eight distaffers on Tuesday (March 28) afternoon with Jay Randall in the bike.
Faithful Desire used a rocket-like move down the backstretch the final time and that maneuver launched her to a solid four length victory Wednesday night (March 15) in Buffalo Raceway's $17,500 Open Pace for the fillies and mares.
New Brunswick native Mike Stevenson reached a career milestone when he drove his own trainee Rojas Blue Chip to victory on Friday (April 15) at First Tracks Cumberland.
The first qualifiers at First Tracks Cumberland on Saturday morning (May 1) advanced nearly 20 additional horses for the new era of Southern Maine harness racing.
Under sunny skies, “catch-drive” announcer Mike Cushing called the action for a total of five races, to the delight of dozens of fans and spectators that lined the outside fence of the iconic Maine oval.
The first race of the day went to classy campaigner Hoboken Hanover. Owned, trained and driven by Charles Eaton III, the 14-year-old son of Cams Card Shark has 69 lifetime victories to his credit.
Racing secretary Marc Reynolds was extremely happy with today’s events: