Open Trot

Matt Trapper used gate speed tactics to grab the lead and hold off pocket-sitter Blue Star Outlaw (Jason Hughes) to win the Saturday night $2,000 feature pace in 1:57.1 at Red Shores Racetrack & C...

Tracy Brainard’s fast-striding trotter Frosty Flirt didn’t disappoint in Friday night’s $10,000 featured Open-1 contest at Vernon Downs

A parked-with-cover Delightful Diva (George Brennan) got up in time Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace

Lauren Allen’s Photo Maxx charged home through the stretch to pull off an upset in the $18,600 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday

Fern Paquet Jr. and Vacation Day survived a tight photo finish to take home Saturday night’s $16,500 featured Open Handicap Trot at Tioga Downs

Matt Trapper, sent postward as the longest shot on the board at odds of 12-1, used a powerful finishing kick to knock out the field and capture the Saturday night featured pace

Slight wagering favourite Delightful Diva (George Brennan) was first-up and first home Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace

Autumn Escapade, racing at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for the first time since a near-miss in the Breeders Crown, dominated an Open Trot for fillies and mares

A pair of $10,000 Opens, along with some early bird Kentucky Derby bettors, greeted the horses and drivers at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (May 6)

New York Sires Stakes divisional runner-up Frosty Flirt won her 2011 debut in Friday night’s top trotting test at Vernon Downs

Wuthering Hanover (Jordan Stratton), as the 14-1 rank outsider, was up in time Friday night to win Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Open

A pair of $10,000 Opens along with chilly spring-like conditions greeted the horses and drivers at Buffalo Raceway Friday night