In a year with no dominant sophomore colt pacer in Ohio, Wicked Character’s win in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Championship was the difference on his way to being named the Ohio Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.
Fresh off a win in the Canadian Pacing Derby, Tattoo Artist shipped south to Eldorado Scioto Downs to take the $260,000 10th annual Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:48.2 on Saturday, Sept. 9.
The Ohio Sires Stakes season for pacers concluded on Saturday night at Eldorado Scioto Downs with four $300,000 Scarlet Championships, and 2-year-old colt Clever Cody (The Panderosa) was the only favorite to win as Daisy's Star (Racing Hill, 30-1), Tarapasta (Downbytheseaside, 87-1) and Wicked Character (Yankee Cruiser, 10-1) lit up the tote board in the
On Monday (Aug. 14) Red Mile hosted 11 second round sire stakes divisions for freshman and sophomore colts and fillies of both gaits. Its My Show returned to his winning ways in style in the $80,000 second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for three-year-old male pacers with a world record equaling mile in 1:46.4.
Northfield, OH- The Sire Stakes harness racing season is in full swing at MGM Northfield Park, with the sophomore pacers taking center stage on Saturday (July 22). The event features nine pacers lining up for one $100,000 dash for the cash. Ron Burke conditions the morning-line favorite Wicked Character (Yankee Cruiser) from the rail. Since