Due to the threat of severe weather in the Washington, D.C., area, and in consideration for the safety of participating horses and horsepeople, Monday’s (March 16) harness racing program at RosecroftRaceway has been postponed to Wednesday (March 18).
Favored at 1-20, Dover invader Deadline Hall made easy work of his five rivals in Thursday’s (March 12) $10,000 trotting feature at Rosecroft Raceway, serving as the highlight of a grand slam for trainer Michael Hall on the 13-race program.
Spring Blake stalked Layton Hanover’s live cover before switching three-wide in the homestretch and soaring to a 1:52 score in Monday’s (March 9) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Megan Roberts and Graham Grace Stables’ Judge Bob decisively parried a head-stretch challenge from 4-5 favorite Dowedealinandwhy to capture Thursday’s (March 5) co-featured $10,000 upper-level conditioned trot at Rosecroft Raceway and give driver Jonathan Roberts the first of his four driving wins on the 13-race harness racing program.
Spring Blake made every pole a winning one in Monday’s (March 2) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, scoring his third win of the season and capping a hat trick for trainer Johnny Crites Jr.
Jerry Nock enjoyed a big night on Wednesday’s (Feb. 25) 13-race card at RosecroftRaceway as four horses he owns and trains visited the winner’s circle.
Due to heavy snow in the Washington, D.C., area and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and out of consideration for the safety of horsepeople shipping in to race, Rosecroft Raceway has postponed its Monday (Feb. 23) harness racing program to Wednesday (Feb. 25).
Peace Talks vaulted three-wide up the backstretch around failing cover and drew clear to a 3-1/4-length, 1:53.4 win — her second in as many starts this season — in Thursday’s (Feb. 19) co-featured $10,000 top-level distaff pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Driver Jonathan Roberts reached the 5,000-win milestone of his 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.
Sent off at 19-1, Phoenix Rising did the heaviest lifting in Thursday’s (Feb. 12) $9,000 distaff pacing feature at Rosecroft Raceway through a long first-over grind but ultimately shared top honors with 1-5 favorite Peace Talks, who fanned off live cover to force a dead heat.