Boys Night At Hawthorne July 10, 2016 Hawthorne hosted five stakes events Saturday evening, as the male pacers took the spotlight in eliminations of the Cardinal Stakes and Incredible Finale Stakes.
Pastor Clint Triumphs In Cardinal Stake October 23, 2015 Freshman trotting colts stepped into the spotlight on Friday night at Balmoral Park as a full field of 10 diagonally-gaited youngsters squared off in the $21,300 Cardinal Stake for state-breds.
Trotters Shine In Violet; 6,000 For Oosting October 17, 2015 Freshman trotting fillies grabbed the main stage on Friday’s Balmoral Park card as a full field of ten diagonally-gaited youngsters squared off in the $19,700 Violet Stake.
Freshmen Close Maywood's 2015 Season October 03, 2015 Illinois’ top two-year-old pacers were in action on Friday night as a pair of state-bred stakes events helped bring the curtain down on the 2015 racing season at Maywood Park.
Freshmen Romp In Illinois Stakes October 04, 2014 Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old pacers shared top billing on the Friday, Oct. 3 card at Maywood Park as some of the state’s top fillies gathered for the $43,600 Violet Stake while their mal...
Favourites Win Illinois Stake Eliminations September 27, 2014 Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-olds shared top billing on Friday’s Maywood Park card as a pair of elimination tussles for freshmen pacers were contested.
Silver Devil Upsets At 24-1 In Cardinal May 31, 2014 Taking advantage of mid-race speed duel, driver John De Long slid 24-1 longshot Silver Devil to the outside of horses on the backstretch the final time then rallied sharply in the lane to post a half-...
'Ringo' & 'Molly' Capture Maywood Stakes October 05, 2013 State-bred pacers were front and center on Friday, Oct. 4 at Maywood Park as Illinois’ best youngsters battled in the $48,000 Cardinal Stake and the $48,000 Violet Stake.
Fancy Creek Elusiv Romps In Cardinal June 02, 2013 Last year’s Orange & Blue winner, Fancy Creek Elusiv looks to be picking up right where he left off after a big two-year-old campaign, as he cruised to a decisive three and three-quarter length ro...
Father-Son Duo Sweeps Cardinal Stakes June 01, 2013 Friday’s Cardinal Stake at Maywood Park turned into the Terry and Casey Leonard show as the father-son duo teamed up to take a pair of $28,534 divisions of the Cardinal Stake for older state-bred pace...
King Mufasa Reigns Over Cardinal Rivals May 29, 2013 Illinois conceived and foaled trotters grabbed the headlines on Wednesday, May 29 at Balmoral Park as a field of nine diagonally gaited sophomore colts squared off in the $50,800 Cardinal Stakes.
NJs Big Deal Wins Maywood Pace June 23, 2012 Illinois conceived and foaled three-year-old pacing colts took center stage on Friday, June 22 at Maywood Park as a field of eight gathered for one of Maywood Park’s signature races, the $123,000 Mayw...
'Passion' Comes Through At Balmoral June 04, 2012 After a so-so effort to start his sophomore campaign, Leland Mathias, Omer Miller and the Erv Miller Stables' Crime Of Passion flashed the form that made him one of the best in the state as a two-year
