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Secrets Ilia got back to her winning ways, and Blue Ranger broke her maiden on Tuesday, Aug. 25 in $102,740 Ohio Sires Stakes (OHSS) divisions for two-year-old filly trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Brett Miller got Secrets Ilia away third off the gate while Missredwhitenblue (Luke Hanners) took the field to the :27.3 opening quarter. Going into the second turn, Secrets Ilia pulled first up as the leader tripped the half-mile beam in :56.

Laurens Chapter and My Philomene won the featured New York Sire Stakes races for three-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at MGM Yonkers Raceway. In the $110,958 first division, Flying Copper (Ake Svanstedt) led to the quarter in :28.4 and the half in :59.1 before 1-9 favourite Laurens Chapter (Jordan Stratton) wheeled first-over out of third.

A pair of $30,822 Open-level events served as co-features on the Harrington Raceway program on Tuesday, Aug. 25. In the Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace, Jett Propelled led the group to an opening quarter in :28 and half-mile in :57 as the field remained single file until approaching three-quarters in 1:26.2. Jett Propelled, in line to Jason Thompson, drew away in the stretch for a two-length win in 1:55 over Cindy Jo (Roger Plante Jr.) with Always B Merry (Allan Davis) third.

Brookdale Johnny found the wire first in a tightly-contested Tuesday, Aug. 25 feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway as the Phil Sizer trainee prevailed in the $5,000 top conditioned class in Race 14.

Trainer Melissa Loyer added another trio of wins to her seasonal tally as her starters on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Georgian Downs went three-for-three. The third-year conditioner, in the midst of a breakout campaign, sent Snake Eyes Hanover, Bluebird Recon and Seaside Flirt behind the gate on the nine-race card. Snake Eyes Hanover ($11.60) led all the way in the fourth-race claiming pace, holding off a late push by Heavens Lil Dragon (Allan Molloy) by a neck to post a 1:54 score.

Pebble Beach-Play Nice filly Goodwalkspoiled played the role of spoiler when she converted a pocket ride off fast fractions to a 1:51 victory in the $109,589 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for two-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at The Red Mile.

Despite finishing second by a mere nose last week, Joansrisingstar N was released by the betting public at 29-1, and she left the bettors befuddled by winning the $35,616 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Plainridge Park on Monday, Aug. 25. Joansrisingstar N (Bruce Ranger) went right to the front and reached the quarter in :26. Right after that station, Whilemena Rita A (Brett Beckwith) pulled early and chased the leader to the half in a quick :54.

On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured a pair of $21,918 contests for two-year-old pacers, one for each sex, with both winners breaking their maiden with a 1:54 tally. Papis Bride ($3.60), a daughter of Papi Rob Hanover-Native Bride trained by Hunter Oakes, was hustled away from the gate by Brian Sears, co-owner with Kim Sears, got to the front mid-first turn, then yielded to sit the pocket behind Happy Papi (Tyler Buter) by the :28.2 quarter.

Published: Grand Circuit action for harness racing’s young and veteran performers will take over Woodbine Mohawk Park this weekend. The Campbellville, Ont. oval will be major race central for the next five weeks. This Saturday’s William Wellwood Memorial and Peaceful Way are two of nine Grade 1 finals that will be held from Aug. 29 through Sept. 26. That timeframe also includes several more graded stakes events.

Preferred Equine Online (PEO) will offer 76 yearlings in a timed online sale on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. The catalogue is balanced across gaits and sexes with 22 pacing colts,18 pacing fillies, 18 trotting colts and 18 trotting fillies. Pennsylvania-breds lead the way with 30 head, followed by 13 New Jersey-breds, 10 Ohio-breds and eight Ontario-breds. Additional yearlings carry eligibility to Kentucky, New York and Indiana.