Historic Freight, racing in a claiming event with a price tag of $52,500 only weeks before, captured the 59th Hambletonian which featured a record purse of $1,219,000. A record number of 26 entries were scheduled to go postward (two divisions of 13 each) but three scratches in the first division reduced that event to ten. The three winners, Delvin G. Hanover, Gentle Stroke, and Historic Freight, came back for the deciding heat
10 апр 2022