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Speed Hanover (Cantab Hall-Speed Unlimited) captured the Earl Hallett Memorial Trot on Tuesday (Sept. 8) at the Fulton County Fair in Wauseon, Ohio. The 8-year-old gelding completed his mile in 1:58.4 for owner-driver Larry Farley. Steve Boroff is Speed Hanover's trainer. The mile was the fastest trot for the two-day meet and was only three-fifths of a second off Rompaway Beau's trotting track record. 
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For the first time since its inception in 1990, the annual New York Night of Champions is a plural, as in a two-fer. Saturday night (Sept. 12), the Empire’s best 3-year-olds have the marquee, with Yonkers Raceway hosting four $225,000 Sire Stakes finals. The NYSS events, each sponsored by a prominent breeding farm, go as races five through eight on the dozen-race card, with the usual first post of 7:10 p.m.
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The Labor Day bike race at Batavia Downs is a tradition that goes back to 1979 and an event that many of the locals look forward to. This year it was held on Monday (Sept. 7) and the eight drivers going postward were (from the pylons out) Shawn McDonough, Rock Vinci, Lee Dahn, Bradley Jackson, Wade Tomaszewski, Denny Bucceri, Mickey Holliday and last year’s winner, Drew Monti.
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Saratoga Race Course's meet concluded Sept. 7 with Todd Pletcher winning his sixth straight training title and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. landing his first while Michael Dubb repeated as leading owner. Pletcher, who won his 12th Saratoga title overall, trailed Chad Brown for much of the meet before taking the lead with three winners on Saturday and pulling away to edge Brown, 34-31. "It feels good for the whole team," said Pletcher. "It was extremely stiff competition this year. Chad Brown and his team had a phenomenal meet. We're blessed."
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The Grand Circuit rolls into Lexington, Ky., with the third leg of the Kindergarten series for 2-year-old trotters at The Red Mile on Thursday (Sept. 10). Two $10,000 divisions for both fillies and colts are on the bill with the girls splitting neatly into a pair of eights in races five and seven. The Jimmy Takter stable houses likely favorites in each, with Haughty coming into the first division off a 1:56 win in leg two at Tioga Downs ten days ago. Trainer Jimmy Takter is listed to drive the filly for owners Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband.
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An explosive :53.2 final half-mile was more than enough for Travel Playlist ($4.40) to take top billing among 16 other 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings in Monday (Sept. 7) afternoon's New York Sire Stakes at Vernon Downs. Travel Playlist was unhurried early in the $55,500 first division, moving off the pegs from fifth at race's midpoint to chase Talk Show (John Campbell) after a :54.2 initial half-mile. The son of Art Major and Village Madonna steadily progressed through the far turn, taking second from a tiring Fine Diamond (Tyler Buter) through a :27.2 third quarter before subsequently mowing down Talk Show in upper stretch.
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She's Not Here, or Zenyatta's "cousin" as jockey Mike Smith describes her, won with a furious rally in the middle of the Del Mar stretch Sept. 6 to take the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT). Watch Replay
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Live Oak Plantation's Florida Won found the path to victory when he rallied up the rail in the $200,000 Presque Isle Mile Stakes Sept. 6 at Presque Isle Downs. Shipping down from his base atWoodbine, the 4-year-son of Birdstone was all out to hold off Midnight Cello, who came on late to just miss by three-quarters of length. Decisive Moment, last year's race winner, was third, 1 1/2 lengths back. Florida Won, with Patrick Husbands aboard, finished the distance on the all-weather track in 1:36.64.
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This time Teresa Viola Racing Stables' Liam's Map completed his Grade 1 mission, with style. One race after being caught late in the Whitney Stakes by Honor Code, Liam's Map led at every call in the $600,000 Woodward Stakes Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, drawing off to earn his first Grade 1 victory by 4-3/4 lengths as the 6-5 favorite in the 1-1/8-mile test. "The Whitney was as tough a loss as you'll experience. He ran an unbelievable race that day and everything he indicated to us from that time until today was that he was ready to come back over and put forth another big effort," winning trainer Todd Pletcher said. "I'm just happy to see him get that Grade 1 that he deserves so much."
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Ohio Sires Stakes action continued Saturday night (Sept. 5) at Scioto Downs as six $40,000 divisions of freshman pacing and trotting colts and geldings battled. Carl Howard’s Primo Giovanni continued to dominate his division, notching his sixth career victory in as many tries with a 1:53.1 track record clocking in the first OSS pacing test with Chris Page at the lines. “This colt has a great mouth and is just a Cadillac to drive,” Page noted. “Virgil (trainer Morgan) has done a great job with him and he just does everything right.”
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The Simcoe Stakes for three-year-old trotters and pacing fillies served as the undercard on Saturday’s Canadian Pacing Derby card at Mohawk.
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The countdown to Super Night XXVII began in earnest on Saturday (Sept. 5) at Balmoral Park as a bevy of stakes eliminations for Illinois' biggest night of racing were contested. The action kicked off with a pair of $12,500 Filly Orange & Blue eliminations for 2-year-old pacing fillies. With 16 entered for this stake, the top five finishers in each elimination will return for next week’s $155,000 (est.) final. In the first division the Hosea Williams owned and trained Lexington Lady continued her mastery of this division, gamely fighting back in the closing yards to win by a head in 1:53.4 for driver Brian Carpenter.
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State Treasurer added to his dream season Saturday night (Sept. 5) with a 1:47.4 victory in the Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack. Driven by Randy Waples, State Treasurer showed his grit and determination to secure the lead at the half and pulled away through wicked fractions to win the historic C$685,000 Canadian Pacing Derby.
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On the heels of San Pail's recently-announced retirement, two racetracks with strong connections to the champion trotter will be hosting tribute nights in his honor. Mohawk Racetrack, where San Pail won three prestigious Maple Leaf Trots, along with his hometown track of Kawartha Downs where he scored an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold victory in his sophomore year, will each host evenings to honor the triple millionaire and offer racing fans the opportunity to bid "Pail" well in his retirement. On Saturday, Sept. 19, Woodbine Entertainment Group and The I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club will present a tribute to San Pail during Maple Leaf Trot night at Mohawk Racetrack.
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State Treasurer moved into the No. 2 spot in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, up two positions from a week ago, following his win in the Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack last weekend. Another Mohawk stakes winner, Metro Pace champion Control The Moment, joined the Top 10. Control The Moment, a 2-year-old male pacer who is undefeated in seven races, entered the rankings at No. 8. Wiggle It Jiggleit, who was idle, remained No. 1. Pinkman, who was placed fifth in the Yonkers Trot, dropped from second to fourth in the ratings. Mission Brief remained third.
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Jockey Casey Lambert called it a career after taking the Thoroughbred riding title during Ruidoso Downs' summer meet that concluded Sept. 7. Lambert scored 28 wins for the season while Ruby Gonzalez, who battled with him until closing day, posted 26 winners. The son of trainer and former jockey Cliff Lambert, Casey Lambert won 2,727 Thoroughbred races since 1981, according to Equibase, and nearly 3,400 overall, including aboard Quarter Horses.
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Rallying from last, Ironicus exploded through the stretch to take the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) at Saratoga Race Course in a turf course record time Sept. 7. Watch Replay Sent off as the even-money favorite, Ironicus was tipped out off of the hedge by jockey Javier Castellano turning for home before mowing them down, stopping the clock in 1:38.54 for 1 1/16 miles on turf labeled firm. Fourstardave held the previous record of 1:38.91 set July 29, 1991.
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The connections of JL Cruze and Resolve have paid a $45,000 supplement fee to become eligible to this year’s Maple Leaf Trot. Supplements to the Maple Leaf Trot were due Monday morning, while the entry box for this Saturday’s (Sept. 12) eliminations closes Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Both 4-year-old trotters, JL Cruze and Resolve join a strong group of 30 trotters eligible to one of the top trotting events in the world.
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Fresh off her upset in the Earl Rowe Memorial at Georgian Downs nine days ago, Rockin With Dewey ($5.40, part of entry) once again sustained a first-over bid en route to victory, collaring millionaire Classic Martine in a $40,000 Miss Versatility leg on Monday (Sept. 7) afternoon at Tioga Downs. Away last in the field of five, the 5-year-old daughter of Deweycheatumnhowe commenced her rally with a circuit to go, beginning to advance as 3-5 favorite Classic Martine (Matt Kakaley) cleared the lead. After a :56.3 half-mile, Bob McClure turned up the pressure with Rockin With Dewey, closing to within a length of Classic Martine through a 1:24.4 three-quarter sectional. The two dueled through the far turn, and Rockin With Dewey ultimately wore down her main adversary, prevailing by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.1.
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On the same day American Pharoah paraded in front of an adoring Del Mar crowd, a name from the Triple Crown winner's past took a share of the spotlight at the seaside racetrack.
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Stonestreet Stables' Cavorting kept her record in graded stakes at Saratoga Race Course unblemished Sept. 6 with a commanding victory in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. II). Watch Replay
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Ohio Sires Stakes action continued Saturday night (Sept. 5) at Scioto Downs as six $40,000 divisions of freshman pacing and trotting colts and geldings battled. Carl Howard's Primo Giovanni continued to dominate his division, notching his sixth career victory in as many tries with a 1:53.1 track record clocking in the first OSS pacing test with Chris Page at the lines. "This colt has a great mouth and is just a Cadillac to drive,” Page noted. "Virgil (trainer Morgan) has done a great job with him and he just does everything right.”
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Trainer Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top conditioner, has two possible runners for next Sunday’s Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile in Kaigun and Za Approval, two of seven millionaires tentatively listed for the race. However, come entry time on Thursday, he may still have two, or just one and possibly even none. Decisions, decisions.
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Now a six-time winner, Margaret and Amy Butler's Dayson ($2.10) drew clear at will for a 1:56 triumph in his $53,500 New York Sires Stakes event on Saturday at Tioga Downs. Jeff Gregory settled the 2-year-old gelded son of Conway Hall and Nervey's Taurus at the back of the main body of the field early on, better than just the far detached Neymar (Harry Landy), who faltered at the start. Dayson sat well off a :27.1 initial quarter before vacating the pegs at race's midpoint, working to within three lengths of 28-1 leader Credevie (Jim Marohn Jr.) through a :57 half. On the backstretch, the Howard Okusko trainee found cover in the form of the first-over Crown Point (Dan Daley), drafting to advance easily through a 1:26.3 three-quarter split before he was left uncovered on the far turn. Just as Crown Point cleared a tiring Credevie, Dayson found another gear, sprinting off through the stretch and ultimately defeating midpack stalkers Southern Palms (Mike Simons) and Chargin Cadet (Ray Schnittker) by 10 lengths to remain undefeated.
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It was a big night for driver Randy Waples.
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