ESPRESSO STRONG FAVORITE – Horse Race Insider horseraceinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from horseraceinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Seven horses were entered for the Dexter Cup, the first Grand Circuit event of the season for three-year-old male trotters, making eliminations unnecessary this Saturday at Freehold Raceway. All seven horses advance directly to the Dexter Cup final, which will go for a purse of $137,775, on May 6 at the half-mile track in central New Jersey.
A four-race maiden entering the race, Designer Drink shot through the "Lightning Lane" to spring a 10-1 upset in Friday’s (Aug. 26) $151,230 Pennsylvania Sires Stake (PASS) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Once In A Lifetime captured the other division in the event for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings, known as the Florida Pro, giving Tim Tetrick a PASS sweep.