CAPTAIN Barbossa selected the perfect occasion to visit the winners’ circle for the first time this year. Unlucky in his starts this campaign, Captain Barbossa regained top form to capture yesterday’s $335,400 Little Brown Jug Final for three-year-old male pacers. Runner-up in his elimination, the son of Captaintreacherous was... Read more

FORMER Australian mare Hedges Avenue worked out a cozy pocket trip, then roared through the sprint lane to spring a 14-1 upset in last night’s feature at The Meadows. Always Giggling, the 4-5 favourite, took the field through three-quarters in a reasonably comfortable 1:24.4. But when Brady Brown pointed... Read more

DURING the past several years Todd McCarthy contemplated leaving his native Australia to continue his career in North America. Watching his brother Andy win four Breeders’ Crowns last October at Woodbine Mohawk Park helped convince McCarthy to do it in 2020. The global Coronavirus pandemic put his plans on... Read more

YOUNGSTERS Amigo Volo and Big Oil have sharpened their games by taking on their division’s best all season. That preparation showed Monday at The Meadows when each captured a division of a $188,732 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters. A respectable fourth from post 10 in... Read more