Devon Tharps News Today

Oh Look Magic quickly separated to a class of his own in taking the top-class trot -- the $41,096 Open -- at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (April 30). 

John MacDonald uncorked yet another double-digit winner in the top class at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, this time guiding 12-1 shot Illusion Seelster to victory in the $41,096 Fillies & Mares Open Pace on Monday (April 29). 

Ron Burke trainee Oh Look Magic shipped and delivered as the 9-5 favourite in the $41,096 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (April 23). 

Pacing fillies and mares took center stage on Thursday, April 18 with a pair of $27,397 series finals highlighting the 14-race card. Finals for the Miss Windfall and Kenneth Stohler Memorial saw Seven It Is and Staying With Emily score in their respective series.

After winning two of three starts at Yonkers Raceway, Tonys Mom shipped to The Meadowlands on Dec. 23 and was a good-looking, fast-closing second-place finisher in the feature coming from sixth with a quarter-mile to go. On Saturday (Jan. 14) night at The Big M, driver Jason Bartlett kept the Per Engblom student closer to the action and was rewarded with a victory in the featured $36,667 high-end conditioned pace for fillies and mares.

Cumberland Run in Kentucky held two $70,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Finals for two-year-old harness racing trotters on Monday, October 30. The 3rd race was the $70,000 final for two-year-old trotting fillies that saw a wild battle for control of the early lead. Off the starting gate it was Chulita (Devon Tharps) go to the early

The biggest winner on Cumberland Run’s inaugural 10-race harness program Sunday was the track itself, according to those in attendance as live horse racing came to southeastern Kentucky for the first time.

Lexington, KY --- On Sunday (Aug. 6) The Red Mile hosted two second round harness racing divisions of the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes, three $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and five $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman and sophomore male pacers. Kopi Luwak (Stay Hungry) proved he

On Sunday (Aug. 6) Red Mile hosted two second round divisions of the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes, three $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and five $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for male pacers.

Douglas Overhiser's The Pantheist A made every call a winning one in the closing day feature at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, scoring at odds-on in 1:50.4 in Monday's (July 10) $30,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace.