Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion Captain Albano waited to make his attack on even-money favourite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Ake Svanstedt pupil Warrawee Michelle (Walner) and Dustin Jones trainee Draw The Line (Cantab Hall) recorded the fastest miles of the five divisions for the $429,000 Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass Stakes, for 2-year-old trotting fillies, with 1:53.2 clockings in their respective harness racing divisions on Friday (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile. Warrawee
Pocono Downs hosted the $1,008,000 Championship Finals of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for two-year-old harness racing trotters and pacers on Sunday, Sept. 2. There were four divisions, each racing for a purse of $252,000. $252,000 PASS Final Two-Year-Old Filly Pace It was billed as the battle of the undefeated with Geocentric meeting Lyons Legend for
Sierra Girl and Paulina Hanover picked up Pennsylvania Sire Stakes victories in the two-year-old trotting filly class on Sunday (Aug. 20) night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
There’s an old adage that “Rainy days and drunken grooms make good race horses,” meaning that a horse left to her own natural ability will frequently have the best chance of success.