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,
Stakes success at Freehold Raceway is a bit of a tradition for the family of Sir Pinocchio, who will look to leave his own mark at the central New Jersey half-mile oval when he competes in the $134,900 USD Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters on Saturday, May 4.
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