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An extremely busy week of Grand Circuit action kicks off this Wednesday (Aug. 12) as the Indiana State Fair will host one day of Grand Circuit racing with the feature being the $57,235 Fox Stake for 2-year-old colt pacers.
A field of 10 will be sent postward in the $225,000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday (Aug. 14). The pacers will take center stage as they seek fame in the 27th installment of Hoosier Park’s premier harness racing event.
The U.S. Trotting Association announced the relaunch of a new, significantly improved USTA Chip ID app that is available for both iOS and Android devices on Wednesday (Aug. 12). The upgraded app will be offered for a free six-month trial to all registered users.
The Champagne County Fair in Urbana, Ohio. hosted the Buckeye Stallion Series on Tuesday night (Aug. 11) with 14 races, each with a purse of $17,500.
Catch The Fire has been named the 2-1 morning line favorite in Saturday’s (Aug. 15) $250,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. The top money earner in the field headlines an accomplished group of eight 3-year-old pacers in Northfield Park’s premier event.
Notorious Pink completed the sweep of the Whenuwishuponastar Series on Tuesday evening (Aug. 11) to give trainer Tony Alagna his third consecutive title in the event.
The talk of the tote board in Tuesday's (Aug. 11) $9,500 Open Handicap Trot at Running Aces was 4-5 favorite Bordogna — who was looking to extend an eight-race winning streak — but Mandeville upended the public choice's run of success with a 1:54 score.
Yonkers Raceway hosted two divisions of New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday evening (Aug. 11), and the rail was the place to start in both divisions.
Refreshed after a grueling opening panel, Always Giggling shot the Lightning Lane to capture Tuesday’s (Aug. 11) feature at The Meadows, a $10,800 fillies and mares conditioned pace. The win contributed to a huge day for Mike Wilder, who piloted six winners on the 15-race card.
While Allywag Hanover won his division of Tuesday afternoon's (Aug. 11) $191,159 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, his star was eclipsed by a sharp 1:49 effort from Sandbetweenmytoes.
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