Open Pace

Dontchase Justpace lived up to her name with a pacesetting victory in the $12,280 Lady Crocus Stakes for three-year-old fillies on Sunday afternoon (July 15) at Holland Fair, Manitoba.

It's a good problem to have, but driver Phil Giesbrecht will have a decision to make for the Alberta Diamond Final after winning two of the three eliminations on Saturday (July 14) at Century Downs.

Lady Shadow brought her two-million-plus in lifetime earnings into Friday night’s Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel and left with the lioness' share of the purse.

Milky Way Rae, driven by Aaron Byron, won the $11,000 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap Pace featured at Tioga Downs on Friday (July 13).

Odds-on Newborn Sassy (Jordan Stratton, $3.80) was rebuffed early and rallied late Friday night (July 13), winning Yonkers Raceway’s non-superstitious $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

Dees Rocketman and driver Andy Santeramo won the $11,000 Open Pace on the Sunday matinee at Tioga Downs.

Culinary Delight N flirted with a win a couple of times in her three local starts heading into Friday night (July 6) at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

New York Sire Stakes continued downstate Friday night (July 6), with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $162,000 Clyde Hirt Pace for two-year-old fillies.

The Sunday evening (July 1) harness racing program at Running Aces featured the $13,000 Open Handicap Pace for horses & geldings, with a deeply talented field of eight squaring off.

Mach It A Par (Jason Bartlett, $4.60) repeated — barely — Friday night (June 15), winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

Yonkers Raceway returned from hiatus Friday night (June 8), with Mach It A Par (Jason Bartlett, $10.60) winning the featured $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

Ontario-bred Tempus Seelster owned three wins in the Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel when she drew the rail in Friday night’s feature.