Not the rain, nor the sloppy track, not even the late charge on the inside from Amigo Volo could prevent M-M’s Dream (Swan For All) and harness racing driver David Miller from impressively winning the $250,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot Saturday (Sept. 9) afternoon at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The lone mare in the field against
While he showed his usual talent, there was something different about 2019 Horse of the Year Forbidden Trade in his Saturday morning qualifying effort at The Meadowlands.
During an 11-dash card of qualifiers at The Big M, one qualifying event definitely contained the most star power despite being reduced to a three-horse field. The group of older trotters included 2019 Hambletonian winner and Canada s Horse of the Year Forbidden Trade, 2020 Hambletonian winner and U.S. Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year Ramona Hill, and multiple world record holder and two-time divisional champion stateside Amigo Volo.
All three of these horses were qualifying for the second time in 2021, with all three finishing back of When Dovescry in a 1:56.4 qualifier last Friday.