While it had been a couple of weeks since Think Of Galaxies made her way to the winners' circle, she turned things around on Saturday (Jan. 20) with an impressive victory in the $24,000 distaff feature at MGM Northfield Park.
One of five winning drives on the 12-race card for Ronnie Wrenn Jr., Bet On Zette ($11.40) overcame a brutal opening panel to collect her fourth straight victory in Wednesday’s co-feature at The Meadows, a $12,100 conditioned pace.
The Battle of Lake Erie, the longest running stakes event hosted at MGM Northfield Park, has once again attracted a star-studded cast for its 2021 edition. The $200,000 event, which is carded as the 10th race on Saturday (June 5), features a competitive field of the sport’s best open pacers with a combined 287 victories.
Introducing the 2021 $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie field:
#1 Western Joe - This seven-year-old son of Western Ideal is the 7-2 second choice. Christopher Choate trains this East Coast stalwart and has named Aaron Merriman to drive. Merriman recently notched his 13,000th driving win, is the leading driver in North America, and is Northfield’s all-time winningest driver. Western Joe, who is owned by Anthony Ruggeri and Richard Tosies, is out of the Falcon Seelster mare Ante Fay. Falcon Seelster won the very first Battle of Lake Erie in 1986. Western Joe’s lifetime mark is 1:47.3 with a career bankroll of $821,008.
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Pompano Beach, FL.December 19, 2020.Pompano Park will again host the FSBOA Super Night on Sunday (December 20) with over $400,000 up for grabs in eight Florida Breeders Stakes for harness racing two and three year-olds.
Four of the Breeders Stakes will be non-wagering events while four will comprise part of a gigantic 13 race pari-mutuel card which gets underway at 7:20 p.m.
As part of the festivities, there will be two Pick-4 offerings both with $15,000 guaranteed pools with an industry low 12% take-out on each one.
The $51,500 Breeders Stake for two year-old trotting colts/geldings kicks off the pari-mutuel card with Theflyingrock, Mister David C and Hey Don t Tell Me the apparent threats to take home the top prize in the quintet.