Eight $150,000 divisions made up of the best two- and three-year-old trotters and pacers bred in the state went postward in the $1.2 million finals of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park on a perfect fall Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 24) and the day produced champions, records and streaks.
The third leg of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes for three-year-olds was held at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 17) and the races produced a laundry list of headlines including streaking winners and personal and stake records.
The second session of three-year-olds went behind the gate in the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Oct. 2) and the close competition produced five new lifetime marks, only two winning favourites and seven different trainers each winning one division over the lightning fast track.
The $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes got underway at Plainridge Park on Monday (Sept. 25) and visiting drivers Yannick Gingras and Scott Zeron both had hat tricks, driving three winners apiece out of the eight MASS divisions that went postward. And it's noteworthy that those divisional winners were sent behind the gate by eight different trainers.