Just before the college band played the iconic song, "My Old Kentucky Home" at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, So Rock N Roll played a familiar tune of his own: winning another race at First Tracks Cumberland.
Like many in harness racing, Collin Workman did not begin his foray into the business through the traditional path of following in the footsteps of family members. Despite the challenge, the 26-year-old Sewell, New Jersey native recently scored his first pari-mutuel win, guiding the pacer Racing For Rick (Western Maverick) to victory on March 29
Veteran pacer Lucan Hanover showed why he was the heavy favourite in his division of the Gingerbred Series on Friday, Dec. 15, picking up his second consecutive victory at First Tracks Cumberland.
Now that the Maine Sire Stakes have crowned their champions, many of the star three-year-old pacers are still itching for action in the Pine Tree State.
BANGOR, ME – Luke McGook (Rock N’ Roll World), the fast horse with the funny name, provided for a mild upset while capturing Saturday’s (Oct. 14) $71,134 Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings, highlighting the rich $280,000-plus Pine Tree State-bred sophomore finals at Bangor. Trained by the powerful Marc Tardif