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Driver Leon Bailey drove five winners including the co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (April 24). Bailey captures the $8,500 Open Trot with City Of Hope. City Of Hope ($3.06) was first the quarter in :28.4. Sweet Valley (Chris Long) took over the lead heading down the backstretch and led to the half in :57.3 […]
Merrow (Stag Party) takes the featured $5,500 pace on Friday (Mayl 2). Starlit Jackson (Justin Huckabone) charged straight to the front and led to the quarter in :27.3. Merrow ($2.10) brushed on by and took the lead heading down the backstretch and was first to the half in :58.0. Cant Touch Nasty (Chris Long) came […]
Leading harness racing driver Leon Bailey drove four winners on the card including the $8,500 featured Open Trot with Woodside Gabe (Dover Dan) at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov 01). In the feature Sevenshotsobourbon (Tom Merton) was first to the quarter in :28.3. He used a :30.1 second quarter to be first to the half […]
Leading harness racing driver Leon Bailey drove four winners including a win with Woodside Gabe (Dover Dan) in the $8,500 featured Fink/Moriarity Wedding Celebration Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 31). In the feature Zapaca (Steeven Genois) was first to quarter in :27.4. Valottalove (John MacDonald) took the lead heading to the backstretch […]
Leading driver Leon Bailey drove five winners on the harness racing card including a win in the $7,500 featured trot with War Of Will (Captaintreacherous) at Vernon Downs on Saturday (July 20). Galactic Storm (Truman Gale) led to the quarter in :28.1. Rock Solid Express (John MacDonald) took control heading down the backstretch and was […]
A very momentous night at Vernon Downs as longtime driver Jimmy Whittemore got his 2,000th career harness racing win as he captured the $7,500 featured pace with Galactic Storm (American Ideal). Also, on Saturday (June 29) leading driver Leon Bailey tied the track record with seven wins on the card. In the feature, Snap Call […]
Valottalove (Love You) and harness racing driver John MacDonald captured the $7,500 featured trot on Friday (June 28) at Vernon Downs. Zapaca (Steeven Genois) went straight to the front and led to the quarter in :27.3. Valottalove ($2.60) made his move first-over heading to the backstretch and was first to the half in :57.0. He […]
Leon Bailey and John MacDonald each took five harness racing horses to the winner’s circle at Vernon Downs on Saturday (June 22). The two leading drivers went at it last night, like it was a heavyweight fight. John MacDonald won the first three races of the night getting wins with Nanuet, Milleniums Girl, and Pondameri. […]
Harness racing driver Leon Bailey has had a monster three weekends at Vernon Downs, winning 25 races in that stretch. He capped it off today (June 16) with six wins, including a win with Primo Uomo (Heston Blue Chip) in $8,500 Open Pace. Primo Uomo ($2.10) went straight to the front and led to the […]
Exarch (Cantab Hall) and harness racing driver Leon Bailey won the thrilling finish of the $5,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (June 15). Classic Express (Jimmy Whittemore) got the lead and led to the quarter in :28.1. Fringed (Dan Daley) came first-up to challenge heading down the backstretch. Classic Express had a short […]
Harness racing driver Leon Bailey was in seventh heaven for the second time in his career as he won seven races including the co-features at Vernon Downs on Saturday (June 8). Bailey guided Warrawee Unique (Sweet Lou) to a win in the $7,500 featured pace. Warrawee Unique went straight to the front and led to […]
Harness racing driver Leon Bailey had a grand slam while sweeping the co-features with Warrawee Unique (Sweet Lou) and Bourbon Express (RC Royalty) at Vernon Downs on Saturday (June 1). Warrawee Unique ($8.60) cruises to the win in the $7,500 featured pace. Le Massif (Steeven Genois) went to the front and led to the quarter […]
Fear Her Touch (Fear The Dragon) and harness racing driver Leon Bailey captured the $6,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 17). Hes Express (Brandon Cruse) led to the quarter in :27.2. She used a :29.3 second quarter to be first to the half in :57.0. She cruised to three-quarters […]
Fear Her Touch (Fear The Dragon) and harness racing driver Leon Bailey captured the $5000 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 10). Irish Exit Express (John MacDonald) went to the lead and was first to the quarter in :27.3. She used a :28.4 second quarter to be first to the […]
Lanjo Lee (So Surreal) was the runner-up in last week’s Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel but on Saturday night March 16), the Jeff Sorensen-trained harness racing pacer didn’t settle for second-best. The odds-on favorite in the $15,000 installment of the Open, Lanjo Lee wound up first-over following a first half that went in 57.1. […]
Nuttin But Finesse (Art Major) enjoyed a breakout harness racing season in 2022, one in which he won nine times and earned just shy of $90,000 en route to becoming a nominee for Pacer of the Year at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Janice Connor trainee won the Open Pace twice in ’22 and began his […]
Special Olivia (Roll With Joe) and driver Leon Bailey hung tough in the stretch to win the harness racing featured $5,500 fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 5). Special Olivia ($2.90) charged right to the front, but Peggy J (John MacDonald) took control just before hitting the first quarter first in […]
Lepanto (Bar Hopping) and harness racing driver Leon Bailey won the featured $8,700 Open 2 Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sep. 23). E Street (Todd Cummings) went straight to the front and led to the quarter in :28.0. He used a :30.2 second quarter to be first to the half in :58.2. Lepanto ($3.30) made his […]
Discus Hanover (Credit Winner) and harness racing driver Leon Bailey won the featured $9,200 Open 1 Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (September 9). Star Track Hanover (Steeven Genois) charged right to the front as Discus Hanover ($6.00) followed in the two-hole. Star Track Hanover led to the quarter in :27.3. He used a :29.1 second quarter […]
Harness racing drivers Leon Bailey and Frank Affrunti put on a show driving four winners each at Vernon downs on Saturday night (August 13). Bailey won the $9,200 Open Trot with Discus Hanover (Credit Winner). Discus Hanover went straight to front and led to the first quarter in :27.3. He put the field asleep with a […]
Plainville, MA — The harness racing feature events on Monday afternoon (July 18) at Plainridge Park were two $25,000 eliminations for the $50,000 Bert Beckwith Memorial final that will be held at The Ridge on Sunday (July 24) during the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot Day. The first leg was won by Sports Obsession (Sportswriter) who […]
Winning the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel is starting to look easy for Lake Charles (Well Said) as he added another harness racing victory to his tally on Saturday night (May 28). Trainer Amanda Kelley has recorded more wins in the Open Pace than any other trainer in 2022 when Lake Charles won the […]
Lake Charles (Well Said) continued what has been a terrific start to the harness racing season in the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel for trainer Amanda Kelley when the five-year-old pacer won the featured race on Saturday evening. Lake Charles enjoyed a strong 2021 campaign at the Spa winning the Open three times in […]
On an evening that saw an historic upset in the Kentucky Derby, the featured race at Saratoga Casino Hotel consisted of a harness racing shocker of its own. The 2-5 betting favorite in the $31,900 J.P. Morel Memorial Pacing Series Final was JM’s Rockin. This Monticello invader had not only gone eight for eight in […]
