Tony’s Mom (Heston Blue Chip) and harness racing driver Yannick Gingras were able to overpower a field of mare rivals in capturing the $35,000 Invitational Pace Friday (Feb. 23) at Yonkers Raceway. The 6th race feature got underway with Gingras sending race favorite Tony’s Mom right to the lead from post four and cutting the
On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe
Making her stateside debut for new connections, Ontario-bred pacing mare Intothemysticmoon prevailed by a nose for an 8-1 upset in the $32,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares on Friday, Dec. 15 at Yonkers Raceway.
Drama Act and Racine Bell, the winner and runner-up in last year's Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final for pacing mares at Yonkers Raceway, appear to be rounding into form heading into the 2023 edition of that event, which gets underway on March 17, as both were victorious in Westchester, New York on Friday (Feb. 24).
Three-year-old pacers were in the spotlight Monday evening at Fraser Downs as the track played host to the finals of the Marian Young Memorial and the Wendall Smith Memorial.