Northfield, OH An Indiana Sires Stakes champion at two, Buzzsaw Russ (Rockin Image) will try to continue his recent success with a harness racing victory in Saturday's (August 12) $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. Buzzsaw Russ looks to extend his win streak to three on Saturday, following two decisive victories against Indiana
After a track record-equalling mile in stakes action last week, Buzzsaw Russ, with John DeLong in the bike, continued his winning ways in the $96,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday, July 28 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino.
On the heels of the divisional track records that have been broken at Eldorado Scioto Downs this season, the #SendItIn weekend could produce yet another. Both the #SendItIn (for male pacers) and Cleopatra (for filly pacers) Invitationals will be held at Scioto on Saturday, July 29.
Indiana Sire Stakes for the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings reached the midway point as round four of eight highlighted Hoosier Park's 14-race card on Friday, July 21. A lone $96,000 division for the glamour boys featured Coach Stefanos putting his undefeated 2023 record on the line, but last season's two-year-old champion, Buzzsaw Russ, pulled off the mild 9-2 upset in track record-equalling fashion.
Little Rocket Man, despite drawing the outermost post position, won a cavalry charge to the wire and was victorious in the $100,000 Pace Baby Pace Invitational honouring the memory of the late Pacey “The Wizard” Mindlin on closing day at Miami Valley (May 6).