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It was one of the most anticipated harness racing partnerships on record—the first foal from two Breeders Crown winners—who arrived in this world on April 15, 1998, at Carter Duer’s Peninsula Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. “She was a very special filly,” Carter recalled. “We all were really anticipating her birth, and she didn’t disappoint us.”
After two consecutive third place finishes in the track’s top class, Westbeach found solace in class relief and went coast to coast in the $20,000 fillies and mares conditioned pace, which was the feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (July 27).
After being parked the entire mile, Its Academic ran down his competition late to win the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon (July 23).
Driver Bruce Ranger and trainer Domenico Cecere put on a clinic in their respective positions as they both set performance records at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (July 17).
After the 2023 opening day of Saratoga Race Course this week, Saratoga Casino Hotel moved to a later post time which was met with 15 races and a card full of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) and NYSS Excelsior divisions for the first Friday evening (July 14) of the season.