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FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Driver Jonathan Roberts reached the 5,000-win milestone of his harness racing career on Monday (Feb. 16) at Rosecroft Raceway when he teamed Freaky Feet Beast to a 12-1 upset in the night’s eighth race, a $7,500 conditioned claiming pace. Roberts powered to the front from post 9 with Freaky Feet Beast […]
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — After winning his previous three top-level assignments in Maryland from off the pace, Ammo (Sweet Lou-Beach Gal) surged to the fore early and powered away from his eight harness racing rivals late to post a front-end 1:50.2 win in Monday’s (Dec. 9) $10,500 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway. Jonathan Roberts […]
BERLIN, Md. — Taking a brief respite from Grand Circuit company, Graham Grace Stables’ Call Me Goo (Googoo Gaagaa-Callmemza) showed her class on Sunday (July 28) at Ocean Downs with a easy 1:57.3 win over four harness racing rivals in the $25,500 Maryland Sire Stakes for 4- and 5-year-old trotters. The overwhelming 1-20 favorite, Call […]
BERLIN, Md. — Maryland Sire Stakes spring harness racing champions Tony Babe (Rusty’s For Real-Aunt Babe) and Geralds A Keeper (Lockkeeper-Brilliance Hanover) both found their way back to the Ocean Downs winner’s circle in Sunday’s (July 14) $10,000 second-round splits of the Maryland Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings — the former after tasting […]
Berlin, MD — Honky Tonk Flame (Always B Miki) controlled all the fractions on his way to a 1:55.1 harness racing win in the Tuesday (July 2) feature at Ocean Downs, an $8,000 conditioned pace. Honky Tonk Flame and driver Jonathan Roberts protected pylon position to secure the lead over Kelseys For Real through a […]
Harness racing driver Jonathan Roberts and Early Action (Huntsville) took the $12,000 Open I Pace on Thursday night (April 4) at Rosecroft Raceway in 1:51.1. Roberts secured a good race position off the gate, tucking in third as Sea Of Life (William Carter) and Walden Woods (Hugh O’Neil) left well to the tune of :26.3. […]
Outside of the equine talent and the harness racing horsemen who prepare them, the most important person on Thursday night (Jan. 18) was Rosecroft Track Superintendent Dan Herbst and his hard-working crew. The Mid Atlantic has been saturated over the past couple of weeks by rain and snow and the Rosecroft surface was lightning fast […]
Jonathan Roberts rallied on closing night to win five harness racing dashes and edge Johnathan Ahle in the Rosecroft Drivers Standings. Roberts finished with 52 win in 238 starts while Ahle netted 50 wins in 249 starts, including the finale of the meet with Thor And Dr Jones for trainer Greg Trotto and co-owners, Jon […]
If harness racing driver Jonathan Roberts is able to catch Johnathan Ahle for the fall driving dash title at Rosecroft Raceway, Thursday (Dec. 14) night’s win with HP Lis Shadow (Shadow Play) in the $12,000 Open I Pace, may be the key race in his comeback. Roberts ended the evenings racing with four winners. Lingering […]
Russell Foster drove on the Dover card Tuesday (Feb. 28), including a second place finish with Northern Express in the Open Trot. He then hightailed it 98 miles to Rosecroft to drive Richard Hans’ star trotter Ya’ll Beneath Me (Googoo Gaagaa) in the $14,000 Open Trot at Rosecroft. That hustle paid off as the stallion […]
Eighteen-year-old harness racing driver Billy Carter won four times on the Tuesday night (Feb. 7) Rosecroft Raceway card, continuing the oval’s reputation for launching the career of young drivers. Rosecroft has been a place that has given experience to solid young drivers including Luke Hanners, Austin Hanners, Trae Porter, Declan Donoway, Bryson Dunning, and Cole […]
Rosecroft Raceway will conclude its Fall harness racing meet tonight, Thursday, December 22nd, with a 16-race card, highlighted by the $20,000 Maryland Pacing Derby. Trainer Michael Hall will send out Can’t Beach That (Somebeachsomewhere), who has 15 wins on the year, from post six with Jonathan Roberts in the bike. Roberts and Hall will be […]
Ocean City, MD – Ocean Downs is hosting the sophomore Maryland Standardbred Fund (foaled) harness racing stakes this week at the ocean oval. On Monday August 1st Down The Pike Mike (Credit Winner) lived up to his name in his gate to wire victory over fast closing Jas Bluestone (Anders Bluestone) who circled the field, coming […]
Judge Bob has won 35 lifetime races. 22 of those harness racing wins have come at Rosecroft Raceway, none more thrilling than Wednesday night’s score in the $12,500 Open Handicap Trot. Driver Jonathan Roberts, who has won eight races on the last two Rosecroft cards, sent the seven-year-old son of Great George Two hard off […]
On a cold and very wet Wednesday night at Rosecroft Raceway, harness racing driver Jonathan Roberts still managed to catch fire. The 40-year-old Roberts, second in the Rosecroft dash standings, made up some ground winning five races on Wednesday, three of those for his father, Bib, who netted a training triple. Starship, Buckeye N and […]
As the Thanksgiving Holiday was rapidly approaching, harness racing drivers Jonathan Roberts, Russell Foster, and Roger Plante feasted on the competition at Rosecroft Raceway Wednesday night. Roberts and Foster won four times on the 13-race card, while Plante got his picture taken with three winners. Roberts won twice for trainer Michael Hall, winning with Eyes […]
Over the past two years, Judge Bob has been as a good a trotter at Rosecroft Raceway as you can find. Ten of his 14 wins have come at the Fort Washington oval, and after going gate to wire in last night’s $11,000 Open Handicap from post eight, the son of Great George Two is […]
