The front end proved strong on Sunday, March 24 at MGM Northfield Park, as both Warrawee Yang and Liteningonthebeach scored impressive victories in their respective $25,000 Open Handicaps.
Monticello Raceway featured the cream of the crop of New York's three-year-old pacing colts on Monday, July 24 in a pair of $60,300 New York Sire Stakes divisions, which went to repeat winners Thunder Hunter Joe and Goldin Greatness.
The first Triple Crown jewels went to Yonkers Trot champion Up Your Deo and Messenger Stakes winner Captain Batboy during Friday night stakes action at Yonkers Raceway.
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American Fling (American Ideal) has shown the ability to step around a half-mile track, so the defending New York Sire Stakes champion earned the chance to step out Friday in the $250,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Last year, American Fling competed four times on half-mile ovals in NYSS