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Harness racing trainer Ake Svantedt had trainees competing in 11 John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races this past week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Those Svanstedt trainees won every one of those races, with two more coming home victorious on Saturday (Oct. 21) afternoon to complete an incredible sweep. Svanstedt needed Khaosan Road (International […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown eliminations and Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Kindergarten Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Thursday will see three $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old filly trotters and two $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old male trotters; […]
Harness racing trainer Ake Svanstedt ran his winning streak to nine on Wednesday (Oct. 17) in John Simpson Sr. Memorial races this week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania by winning three out of three races in which his trainees were entered for the third straight day. There were three Simpson divisions held on Wednesday […]
Harness racing trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt put on another command performance in the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races on Tuesday (Oct. 17) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. A day after winning with all three of his Simpson starters, Svanstedt swept all three $43,100 “Super Bowl” divisions for two-year old trotting colts and geldings. What’s […]
Harness racing trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt picked up wins in three of the five John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races held on Monday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Svanstedt’s trainees won two of the three $30,400 splits for three-year-old trotting fillies (The Elma) and one of two $54,750 divisions of the two-year-old […]
Harness Racing This Week: Courageous Lady, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action will be held on Saturday night (Oct. 14) at MGM Northfield Park with the $100,000 Courageous Lady for 3-year-old filly pacers. Morning-line favorite Ucandoit Blue Chip will call […]
CHESTER, PA — A rank outsider and a heavy favorite won the two divisions of the $86,800 Albatross, the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stake for three-year-old harness racing pacing males, at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 27). The racing week opened with a 30-1 shot in the very first race both last Thursday and […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown finals, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; John Simpson Stakes, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, Pa.; and The Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action this week commences on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 27) at Harrah’s Philadelphia with two divisions in the $86,800 John Simpson Stakes for 3-year-old […]
On Thursday afternoon (Oct. 27), Harrah’s Philadelphia will be hosting two harness racing divisions of the John Simpson Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts and gelding with total purses on the line at $86,800. The first division, worth $43,200, is the 1st race on the card and is highlighted by Pleaseletmeknow (American Ideal) from post four […]
CHESTER, PA – Harness racing trainer/driver Åke Svanstedt, who spent his weekend in Toronto, winning two Breeders Crown elimination races and qualifying three others for this weekend’s 6M+ Championships, promptly came back to Harrah’s Philly on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 23) and won both divisions of the $106,600 Davidia Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stake […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; John Simpson Stakes, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, Pa.; and The Pegasus, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action this week commences on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 20) at Harrah’s Philadelphia with three divisions in the $104,010 John Simpson Stakes for 2-year-old colt […]
Rec Time (Huntsville), who has won seven of her ten lifetime starts, will make her Harrah’s Philadelpha debut Friday (Oct. 21) in the $93,200 John Simpson Memorial Stakes. There will be two $46,600 divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. Rec Time leads the 1st race first division of Simpson, starting from post two for driver George […]
CHESTER, PA – The annual stand of the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes harness racing series, honoring the Hall of Fame horseman and executive, got underway on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 16) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. The first group to be featured was the two-year-old pacing colts, competing in two $46,100 divisions of a race named the […]
CHESTER, PA – The John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes series concluded its 2021 run at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, with $217,620 on the line for two-year-old fillies in the Davidia Hanover (trotters) and Razzle Hanover (pacers), each divided into three sections. One Davidia Hanover section went to the Trixton – UF Lindsay Lou Who […]
CHESTER, PA – In only his second lifetime start, the two-year-old Walner – Chezatter trotting colt, Coach K Hanover, set a divisional track record of 1:54.4 in one of two divisions of the $130,000 Super Bowl, part of the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes series, on Wednesday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Trainer/driver Åke Svanstedt knew […]
CHESTER, PA – There was $201,200 worth of John Simpson Sr. stakes series action for sophomore harness racing colts on Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia – the Albatross stake for pacers and the Ayres stake for trotters. The five horses from these groups who won divisions of their Liberty Bell stakes earlier in the fall were […]
CHESTER, PA – Always B Laughin and Easy To Please waged a fierce war through the stretch drive of a division of the Hardie Hanover, the John Simpson Sr. stake for three-year-old harness racing pacing fillies, and when the limestone settled on Thursday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, the Always B Miki filly Always B Laughin […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown eliminations, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; John Simpson Stakes, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, Pa.; and The Pegasus, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action this week commences on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia with three divisions in the $95,100 John Simpson Stakes for 3-year-old […]
