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Last Comment: March 4, 2021 9:18 am ET | 1 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments A pair of new names have entered the most horses in the 2021 editions of the MGM Borgata and Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, to be contested at Yonkers Raceway throughout March and April. Both newcomers to the North American stakes scene, trainer Shane Tritton has seven horses between the two events and Neil Balcerak has five in the Borgata. A total of 46 horses nominated for the 2021 Borgata (née Levy) and 20 were made eligible to the Matchmaker. Both events were cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With four...

According to the past performances, Lyons Steel would need a lot of things to go his way, but nonetheless survived bumping up in class to emerge victorious in Saturday night’s (Feb. 20) co-featured $22,500 winners-over $11,500 conditioned pace at The Meadowlands. Following a perfect second-over trip, the razor sharp six-year-old gelded son of Rock N Roll Heaven-Lyons Luck blasted home off cover to pull off a 6-1 surprise, and in the process, upped his winning streak to three. After floating away from the gate from post 5 in the seven-horse field, driver Corey Callahan had Lyons Steel in six...

The 2021 harness racing season got underway on Saturday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and while the temperature hovered just above 20°F, the action was hot on the racetrack, at the claiming box, and if your horse was driven by Matt Kakaley. Featured during the curtain-raiser were the first preliminary legs of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for two divisions: horses with a $25,000 base tag and horses based at $15,000. The claiming prices rise a little in the next two preliminaries -- which may be part explanation for the incredible total of 41 claims during the card. All tol...

“I know she can’t keep doing what she’s doing,” Tritton said. That’s about the only negative he can muster, and it makes sense considering she has won 89 per cent of her North American starts. And, he quickly added, “But as long as she can keep racing well, then I’m sure she’s going to be thereabouts.” The seven-year-old pacing mare was one of 20-odd horses Tritton and wife Lauren brought to their farm in Pine Bush, N.Y., when they relocated from Down Under last March. She was the quickest of them all to acclimate to American racing, and the result has been eight wins in nin...

Yonkers Raceway's $1 Pick 6 proved elusive once again on Thursday night, as having five out of six winners was the best result anyone playing the wager could manage. That means Friday night's sequence will have a $6,783.81 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool. The guarantee is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program. Yonkers Raceway's Pick 6 has a takeout rate of 20 percent, as do the track's nightly Pick 4 and Pick 5 wagers. Friday night's 10-race program at Yonkers starts at 7:15 p.m., with the Pick 6 kicking off in the third race. ...