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The $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace will be the secondary feature to the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon, July 23 and a mare that was grossly overlooked by the bettors at the Meadowlands last Saturday will probably be heavily supported in the Barton this week.

Moonshine Kisses continued his career year of 2023, setting two more records at Plainridge Park on Thursday (June 15).

The racing strip at Plainridge Park was on fire Thursday afternoon (June 1) as the top three events all yielded sub-1:50 miles. The fastest time was turned in by DP Realordeal, who became only the third horse to ever pace under 1:49 in the 24-year history of Plainridge Park.

Trot Insider has learned that double millionaire and multiple award-winning pacing mare Lyons Sentinel has been retired from racing and sold to begin her broodmare career.

The Pennsylvania Sires Stake season for three-year-olds ends with a flourish Saturday (Sept. 3) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows — four $253,000 championships, four $50,000 consolations and a host of intriguing story lines.

Live coverage of the 2022 Hambletonian Day card will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday (August 6) with live streaming video and race-by-race recaps, replays and reactions.

Millionaire Alrajah One IT followed up his impressive Crawford stake victory at the Meadowlands with an equally impressive victory in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot, winning in 1:50.3 to set a new track record for aged trotting horses as well as a new lifetime mark for himself. 

The $100,000 Clara Barton Mares Open Pace is the co-featured race to the $250,000 Spirit Of Massachusetts Trot that will be held at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 25). But make no mistake, this race does not take a back seat when it comes to competition.

Racine Bell and her driver Jason Bartlett took command of the 10-horse field in the $143,000 Perfect Sting and paced best to win the event in a personal- and stakes-record 1:47.2 at The Meadowlands on Saturday (July 2).

As Frank Sinatra sang, “Here’s to the winners.”