Harness Racing This Week: Battle of Bunker Hill, Plainridge Park, Plainville, Mass., and Arthur J. Cutler Memorial, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action begins this week on Thursday (May 16) at Plainridge Park with the $100,000 Battle of Bunker Hill for 3-year-old trotting males. Then on Saturday (May 18), The Meadowlands
Sir Pinocchio took the lead from a group of breaking horses on the first turn and held off favourite Blackhawk Zette in the stretch to win the $184,795 Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:56.2 at Freehold Raceway on Saturday, May 4.
Freehold, NJ Sir Pinocchio (Met’s Hall) took the lead from a group of breaking horses on the first turn and held off favorite Blackhawk Zette in the stretch to win Saturday’s $134,900 Dexter Cup for 3-year-old male harness racing trotters by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:56.2 at Freehold Raceway. Stockholm Hanover finished third. Sir Pinocchio,
Canadian-bred Khaosan Road went to the front from post one at the start of Saturday’s $137,775 Dexter Cup and never relinquished the lead on his way to a one-length win over favorite Espresso in 1:57.4 at Freehold Raceway