Prior to the pari-mutuel card, Northville hosted four Michigan Sires Stakes finals on Saturday (Sept. 10).
Thorn Toad captured the $107,925 Michigan Sires Stake Final for three-year-old colt pacers in a final time of 1:56 on Saturday night (Sept. 10) at Northville Downs.
A three-year-old gelding by Western Thorn, Thorn Toad competes for owners Timothy Roach and Kyle Larner. Tim Roach also trains and drives the track record holder to victory. Thorn Toad is the current two-year-old pacing colt track-record holder at Northville Downs, setting the record of 1:56.3 last October.
Following that victory, Tim Roach guided Tell Me Your Dream to a 2:02.4 victory in the $111,925 Michigan Sire Stake Final for three-year-old trotting fillies, defeating runner-up Laurens Rose).
Catch This Camero, a filly by Arrow, and driver-trainer Charles Taylor overcame a slow start to surge at the wire and win the $106,325 Michigan Sire Stake Final for three-year-old filly pacers in 2:00.1.
And the last Michigan Sire Stake Final on the program was the $108,325 three-year-old colt trot. It was captured by Arizona Griz, a gelding by Howard Littl Man, for owner Kathy L. Todd and trainer-driver Kim Pluta. This was the second Sires Stake Final win of the weekend for the team of Todd and Pluta, who equaled the track record the night before with Codys Deal.
Northville Downs live racing returns next Friday (Sept. 16) and Saturday (Sept. 17) at 7:30 p.m. (EDT). Friday night always features the ever-popular dollar night, with $1 pop, popcorn and live racing programs and $2 hot dogs. Northville Downs races every Friday and Saturday night through Dec. 17.
(Northville Downs)