All eyes in the horse racing world may have been focused on Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon (May 5), but in the harness racing world the main attraction was at Miami Valley Raceway in Ohio where there were $535,000 in stakes events. The main attraction was the $100,000 second annual Pacey "The Wizard" Mindlin Pace Baby
Ontario-sired three-year-old fillies, including a pair of season-debuting O'Brien Award divisional champions, were the headliners on Friday, May 3 at Woodbine Mohawk Park competing in a quartet of $25,000 SBOA Stakes eliminations.
Jeffery P retook the lead at the quarter and brooked no serious challenges thereafter, triumphing for the second straight week in the $29,041 Open Handicap Trot at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Friday, May 3.
Ohio’s top 2023 pacers opened Ohio Sires Stakes action with wins on Saturday, May 4 at Miami Valley Gaming, including Pepsi North America Cup eligible Clever Cody, who turned in a dominating performance to win his season debut.
Warrawee Yang (Trixton) finished off a sweep of this year's edition of the John Brennan Trotting Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway by winning Thursday night's (May 2) $78,000 harness racing final in 1:55.2. This was Warrawee Yang's eighth consecutive victory overall. Starting from post six and dispatched as the 4-5 favorite, Warrawee Yang showed speed