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Batavia, NY — Driver Shawn Gray made the four hour drive from Saratoga to Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 1) worth it after scoring four wins on the harness racing card, including wins in both co-feature races. Those features were $9,500 Class A events – one on the trot and one on the pace – […]
Harness racing driver Shawn Gray sat behind an Open winner at Saratoga Casino Hotel for the second consecutive night when he piloted the Gary Levine-trained Hestherightstuff (American Ideal) to a feature score on Saturday (Aug. 3). Hestherightstuff hit the board in both of his starts in the Open since returning from a layoff of more […]
Plainville, MA — After winning four of her last five harness racing starts at Saratoga Raceway, Clover (Sportswriter) headed a couple hours east on the 90 to Massachusetts and captured the $20,000 Open Handicap for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (June 6) in a new personal best clocking. Clover (Brett Beckwith) sat […]
Alluneedisfaith N (Art Major) returned to the harness racing stable of Alicia Gray in late April following a $25,000 claim at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The ten-year-old New Zealand import is a former Open Pace winner at the Spa and following the claim returned to the track’s featured pacing event. After difficult post draws in his […]
Plainville, MA — The 20-year-old track record for aged harness racing pacing geldings at Plainridge Park was finally re-written when My Pal Joe (Roll With Joe) and driver Shawn Gray turned in a convincing 1:49.2 mile in the featured $20,000 conditioned pace on Monday afternoon (April 29). My Pal Joe got away fourth as Skyway […]
Pickup Man Hanover (Huntsville) was a nominee for harness racing Pacer of the Year last season at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The former New York Sire Stakes star turned into an Open Pacer in 2023 and enjoyed a terrific campaign. The Jaymes McAssey trainee won a pair of Opens in ’23 and returned in 2024 with […]
On an evening that saw several big upsets at Saratoga Casino Hotel, Uncle Jord A was a longshot winner in the harness racing feature on Saturday (Sept. 2) night. Alicia Gray trains Uncle Jord A (Rock N Roll Heaven) who came into the evening with three victories in the local Open to his credit in […]
Uncle Jord A (Rock N Roll Heaven) has been a solid force in the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel all year long. On Saturday evening, the Alicia Gray-trained pacer drew post five in the seven horse feature. Driver Shawn Gray asked the veteran for early speed and landed briefly on the lead before yielding […]
Plainville, MA — Topflight harness racing pacing action was on tap at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (July 6) with two $25,000 Winners-Over events on the docket. The first feature was for fillies and mares where Probert took full advantage of a favorable post. Probert (Dali) and driver Brett Beckwith got away fourth from her […]
On Tuesday (May 16) at Saratoga Casino Hotel, La Bella Vita N (Changeover) won the $18,200 Filles and Mares Winners Over/Open Handicap Pace, marking the 5,000th trip to the harness racing winner’s circle for her pilot, Shawn Gray. At the start of the card, Gray was only one victory away from his milestone, but he […]
Plainville, MA — After having a career year in 2022, La Bella Vita N (Changeover) has returned to action in fine form in 2023 and claimed her second consecutive win in only three starts this year on Monday afternoon (May 1) at Plainridge Park in the $25,000 fillies and mares Winners-Over pacing harness racing feature […]
Uncle Jord A (Rock N Roll Heaven) was the runner-up in the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel on two occasions before winning the harness racing feature on March 25th. Alicia Gray trains the Aussie invader who has been strong in his first season for his connections. Following a tough post draw led to a […]
There were two divisions of the Step Up To The Plate Claiming Series for trotters that served as the harness racing co-features on the Monday afternoon card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The winners of the two divisions from last week’s (March 13) first leg squared off with each other on Monday as Esa (E L […]
Alluneedisfaith N (Art Major) has been nothing shy of dynamic since coming to Saratoga Casino Hotel late in the summertime. The Alicia Gray harness racing trainee has had to deal with outside posts in each of his local tries but has been undaunted finishing first or second in the six consecutive starts that he’s made […]
La Bella Vita N (Changeover) stayed red hot on a chilly afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday (Oct. 10). The Alicia Gray-trained distaffer overcame her outside post to win the $16,000 Fillies and Mares Open. Shawn Gray sat behind the seven-year-old as she won her third consecutive start on Monday. Bouncing back and forth […]
Alluneedisfaith N (Art Major) has been a force since joining the stable of harness racing trainer Alicia Gray this August. On Saturday (Oct. 8), the New Zealand invader won the local Open Pace for the second time and extended his streak of finishing first or second to five weeks. Alluneedisfaith N was the 4-5 betting […]
It’s been a hot stretch at Saratoga Casino Hotel for harness racing trainer Alicia Gray and driver Shawn Gray and on Monday, the tandem teamed up for their second Open Pace win in the last three days at the Spa. Their Alluneedisfaith N won the Open Pace on Saturday night on an evening that saw […]
Plainville, MA — Alluneedisfaith N (Art Major) won his first harness racing start at Plainridge Park in 1:50.2 on August 8 after shipping east from Hoosier Park. Then after a short summer sabbatical at The Spa, the New Zealand-bred returned to the Commonwealth and won again in the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature on Monday […]
Plainville, MA — After spending July in Indiana at Hoosier Park, Alluneedisfaith N (Art Major) relocated to the Bay State for August and kicked off his mid-summer harness racing campaign with an impressive win in the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug 8). Shawn Gray left with conviction behind […]
La Bella Vita N (Changeover) drew post position seven in a seven-horse featured harness racing field on Sunday evening (Aug. 7) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Alicia Gray trainee was making her debut in the Fillies and Mares Open at the Spa following a successful stint at Plainridge Park in Massachusetts. La Bella Vita N […]
Plainville, MA — A pair of $15,000 condition races for 6-year-old and under harness racing pacers topped the card at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (July 26) and both winners came from off the pace. In the first, Bruce Ranger sent Siri Blue Chip to the lead and rolled uneventfully to the half in :56.3. […]
Plainville, MA — After having a two race win streak interrupted by a photoed second place finish last week, La Bella Vita N (Changeover) got back to business taking the $20,000 Open Handicap feature race for distaff harness racing pacers at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (July 12). Adashious Hanover (Drew Monti) took the early […]
Plainville, MA — A pair of $15,000 condition races for 6-year-old and under filly and mare harness racing pacers topped the bill at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (June 28) with front-end speed dictating the outcome of both. The first division went to Quarrel (Always B Miki) who turned back a field of six with […]
Plainville, MA — The featured $25,000 Winners-Over pace at Plainridge Park on Monday (April 18) was won by the venerable 10-year-old Artful Way who was overlooked at 7-1 and led most of the way to victory. The harness racing win was also the 70th of the gelding’s illustrious career giving him a phenomenal 36% lifetime […]
