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After two straight second-place finishes in the Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway, Castyourcrown ($8.70) finally got the job done on Friday afternoon (April 7) to earn the lion's share of the $15,000 purse with a 1-1/4-length decision over Good Boy in a seasonal best 1:58.4.
Faithful Desire used a rocket-like move down the backstretch the final time and that maneuver launched her to a solid four length victory Wednesday night (March 15) in Buffalo Raceway's $17,500 Open Pace for the fillies and mares.
Chris Gooden Photo Trenton, NJ — It all started as a joke. After it turned serious, harness racing John “The Greek” Sikaras is still sporting one of the biggest grins in western Pennsylvania. As well he should. Sikaras recorded his first driving win Nov. 27 in an $8,500 Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association event at The Meadows. The fact his horse, Explosive Leggs, went off at 23-1 is pretty neat in its own right. Throw in the fact that Sikaras turned 70 on June 12, and you’ve got a Pittsburgh area feel-good story that ranks right up there with the invention of the famed Primanti B...