Violet Stakes

Veteran conditioner Roger Welch has reason to be optimistic as the first 'major' test of the Illinois-bred stakes season draws closer after a pair of sophomore pacing fillies that hail from his barn c

State-bred trotters headlined last night's action at Balmoral Park in Illinois, as the finals of the Violet and Cardinal Stakes for diagonally-bred two-year-olds grabbed top billing on the 11-race pro

Illinois top two-year-old pacers of both sexes will be on display on Friday, October 2 at Maywood Park, as eliminations for the Violet and Cardinal Stakes are scheduled to be contested

Despite coming into Sunday’s $56,900 final of the Violet Stakes at Balmoral Park sporting a perfect four-for-four record in 2009, Kay Willis and Richard Beere’s