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• Ostro Hanover streaks into Yonkers Preferred pace

  January 18, 2020 by Brandon Valvo, for the SOA of NY

  Trainer Rene Allard has four entrants on the Saturday night (Jan. 18) program at the Hilltop.

• Orval Bronkhorst to be inducted into Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame

  January 18, 2020 by George "Woody" Woodbridge, for the WHHA

  Orval Bronkhorst’s history in Wisconsin harness dates back more than sixty years.  As a teenager in the late ‘50’s he helped his father train horses at the old Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam, WI.  Orv’s father, Elmer Bronkhorst, was a livestock dealer as well as a horseman.

• Major Occasion A takes Big M feature

  January 18, 2020 by Dave Little, for Meadowlands Media Relations

  Last Friday, Major Occasion A flew home in :25.3, but because she was eighth at three-quarters while three-wide, had to settle for second at the hands of rival Sandy Win, who would win a third straight start.

• Itty Bitty wins Friday night $35,000 Distaff feature

  January 18, 2020 by Frank Drucker, for Yonkers Raceway

  Itty Bitty (Dan Dube., $8.10) was the best after two moves Friday night (Jan 17), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $35,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace.  

• Bilibili favored in world’s richest under saddle race

  January 18, 2020 by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent

  The French under saddle-race, the Grand Prix de Cornulier is the main event at Vincennes Sunday afternoon (Jan. 19).

• Golden Paradise is the third new winner in Miami Valley Mares Open

  January 18, 2020 by Miami Valley Gaming Racing Media

  Golden Paradise (Trace Tetrick) became the third mare in three weeks to win the Open Mares Pace at Miami Valley Raceway, topping Up Front Flor Ida (Kayne Kauffman) and Allbeastnobeauty (Aaron Merriman) in the $24,000 event on Friday night (Jan. 17).

• Carolina Beach prevails in Meadows $20K Pace; Palone wins 6

  January 17, 2020 By Evan Pattak for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association

  Carolina Beach worked hard for the early lead, then held off the Lightning Lane charge of K Ryan Bluechip to capture his second straight victory in Friday’s $20,000 Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

• Magic MVP wins Freehold Friday feature

  January 17, 2020 by Freehold Raceway Publicity

  Magic MVP got a superstar-quality trip in the Preferred Handicap trot at Freehold Raceway on Friday (Jan. 17), and used it to full advantage, rallying late for the victory.

• Mandeville and Longo look good posing at Cal Expo

  January 17, 2020 by Mark Ratzky, publicity, Cal Expo Harness

  When the Cal Expo Open trotters last got together a couple of weeks ago for a 1-1/2 mile tour, it was Mandeville and veteran Gerry Longo who got the cheese at 9-1 that evening.

• ‘Iron horse’ Atta Boy Dan closes in on million-dollar plateau

  January 17, 2020 by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

  Stephen Larkin owns only one racehorse, but when the horse is Atta Boy Dan, one is not such a lonely number. In fact, the number is quite common when looking at Atta Boy Dan’s past performances, as in first-place finishes. Atta Boy Dan led all harness racing horses in the U.S. in wins last year with 19. He was named both the Claimer of the Year and Pacer of the Year at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, becoming the first horse in recent memory to receive double honors in the same season. For his career, the now 11-year-old gelding, who was slowed by a coffin joint injury in 2017, has won 71 of 200 starts and is approaching $1 million in purses.

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