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Chasing O’Brien Award trophies never gets old for veteran horseman John Bax, who has a pair of 2021 trotting finalists in Duly Resolved and recently retired Up And Ready.

A parade of stars was on display Friday (Nov. 5) at Hoosier Park as the oval hosted a quartet of rich stake events.

Bella Bellini and Lady Chaos added their names to the list of three-year-old trotting fillies who have won a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) event this season, taking the two divisions for the third preliminary leg at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono during the Sunday (June 6) card. The Bar Hopping filly Bella Bellini posted a clocking of 1:53.1, a fifth off her lifetime best, but it was her last quarter of :26.3 which really drew the eye. Bella Bellini sat fourth while You Ato Dream, who won in the first two legs of the PASS, led the field to a :27.1 quarter, then yielded to favoured Anoka Ha...

A 23-1 wagering afterthought, You Ato Dream fired through the "sloppy" Lightning Lane to pull off the shocker in Saturday’s (May 29) Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows and snap the eight-race winning streak of Anoka Hanover. Love Muffin captured the other division of the $143,132 event for three-year-old trotting fillies known as the Meadow Bright. You Ato Dream banked more than $217,000 at two, but suffered occasional gait problems. In the Meadow Bright, she rated beautifully in the pocket behind Bella Bellini and poured through late to down the tempo-setter by a half length in a care...

TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest. New to the panel of experts is multiple O'Brien Award winner both as a breeder and an owner, Al Libfeld. Libfeld provided some added insight regarding his picks for the 2021 Fantasy Stable as the breeder and co-owner of two highly-touted trotting colts, Bonanza (pictured below) and Knights Guard. "We [Marvin Katz and I] raised him and actually bought back in with Bud Hatfield and Brixton Medical," Libfeld told Trot Insider. "Same thing with Knights Guard; I raised him, ...