Rosecroft Grand Slam for Nock
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.
Race recaps, feature stories, news bulletins, announcements
Monday Card Postponed to Wednesday
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 Repeats in Distaff
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.
Roberts Scores 5,000th Career Win
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.
Dead Heat in Rosecroft Distaff; Roberts Wins 5
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.
Lou’s Starr Strong in 4YO Debut
Making the first start of his 4-year-old campaign, Lou’s Starr called the shots early and was geared down late for a measured 1:53.2 score in Monday’s (Feb. 2) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Timestorm Heads Braden Hat Trick
David Jarvis and Aaron Waxman’s Timestorm rallied to a 1:56.4 victory in the co-featured $9,000 top-level conditioned trot on Thursday (Jan. 22) at Rosecroft Raceway, capping a driving hat trick for Corey Braden.
Spring Blake Scores 4th Straight Rosecroft Open
Spring Blake made easy work of his seven rivals in Monday’s (Jan. 19) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, securing control of the terms early and evading pocket rival A Major Attitude for a 1:52.3 score in the opening-night feature — his fourth in a row against Rosecroft’s top pacers.
Maximus Miki Outlasts Nijinsky in G3 Potomac
After being stretched out through a :26.2 first quarter and fending off a stern first-over challenge from Coaches Corner through the far turn, John Cancelliere’s Maximus Miki outlasted an inside challenge from pocket rival Nijinsky to seal a narrow 1:48.2 victory in the Grade 3 $125,000 Potomac Pace on Sunday (Nov. 2) at Rosecroft Raceway.
Abuckabett Hanover Prevails in Potomac
Three weeks after a disappointing seventh-place finish to Coach Stefanos in the Breeders Crown Open Pace, Abuckabett Hanover pounced from the pocket to collar Ruthless Hanover for a 1:47.4 victory in the $125,000 Potomac Pace Invitational on Sunday (Nov. 17) at Rosecroft Raceway.