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Sophomore trotter Spy Booth picked a great time to deliver his connections a maiden-breaking victory, capturing the $325,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 28) at Vernon Downs.
Odds-on favourite Keg Stand took the lead with a quarter-pole move and made it stand up, capturing his second straight stakes event in Wednesday’s (July 14) $156,320 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at The Meadows. S I P took the other split in the event for freshman colt and gelding trotters, known as the Hickory Pride. Global Pandemic, winner of both previous career starts, hustled to the point but yielded to Keg Stand, who entered the Hickory Pride off a Pennsylvania All-Stars triumph. The son of Bar Hopping and Palm Beach Bi kept to his task for Dexter Dunn, defeating Global Pandemic by a half ...
Alongside the eliminations for the $700,000 Meadowlands Pace, The Meadowlands hosted the $250,000 Graduate Series finals on its Saturday (July 10) card. Ready For Moni rallied in the stretch to win Saturday’s $250,000 Graduate Series final for 4-year-old trotters in 1:50.3 over a "sloppy" track. Hypnotic AM, the lone mare in the 10-horse field, finished second and Its Academic was third. Amigo Volo, starting from post 10, battled with Play Trix On Me and Its Academic to gain the lead in an opening quarter of :26.4. Its Academic moved to the front on the backstretch and led to the half in :5...
Keg Stand and Global Pandemic were the winners in two $37,500 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for two-year-old trotting colts at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Monday afternoon, as the freshmen saw their first stakes action at the mountain oval in 2021. Keg Stand, a colt by Bar Hopping–Palm Beach Bi, was kept just off the upfront action by Dexter Dunn as Big Miles gave way to S I P nearing the :28.1 quarter; Whiskey Hanover came out in front of the stands and took over the top before the :58.1 half. Dunn moved Keg Stand first-over and was in gear going to the 1:27.1 three-qu...
The best new plants to look out for at Hampton Court Palace Festival At the largest garden event in the world, not only can you admire plants in abundance, you can take them home too 4 July 2021 • 5:00am Whether you're a lover of roses or on-trend succulents, there is plenty to see at this year's long-awaited show Credit: Dibleys / David Austin Roses / Surreal Succulents The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is one of the most popular events of the gardening year. Summer’s finally here, the setting on Long Water is sublime and the atmosphere is upbeat yet relaxed, just like the mus...