Woodbine Entertainment Wednesday (March 11) announced 34 individuals and/or groups submitted a contract to purchase a slot in the 2026 Mohawk Million.
Category: Grand Circuit News
Beau Jangles headlines Pepsi North America Cup nominees
Woodbine Entertainment today announced 54 three-year-old pacers have been nominated to the 43rd Pepsi North America Cup (G1).
Dan Patch Awards dinner video available
The edited video of the Dan Patch Awards Dinner, presented by Caesars Entertainment, on Sunday night (Feb. 22), with the dinner break midway through the evening deleted, is now available.
Meadowlands to bid on hosting Hambletonian in 2027
The Meadowlands, who will host the Hambletonian this year in August, is planning to submit a bid to be the host again in 2027 according to the Paulick Report.
Meadowlands releases 2026 stakes information
The Meadowlands is pleased to announce that the 2026 stakes season will offer more than $18.5 million in purses, distributed across both Grand Circuit and New Jersey-restricted stakes from late April through November.
Dexter Dunn, Ron Burke top final Grand Circuit standings
The week started and ended with the Grade 2 Progress Pace final for 3-year-olds on Wednesday (Nov. 26) at Dover Downs, the last Grand Circuit race of 2025.
Burke quintet set for Progress Pace final
Ron Burke will send out five horses in Wednesday’s $274,720 Grade 2 Progress Pace, for 3-year-old male pacers, at Bally’s Dover as he looks to add one more Grand Circuit victory to the best season of his Hall of Fame training career.
Pollack newcomers set for Progress Pace elims
When it comes to buying racehorses, Tom Pollack doesn’t often swing for the fences, generally opting to purchase established performers rather than yearlings, but that approach can still result in knocking one out of the park.
Big M to host, FOX to televise Final Four/FanDuel
The final big night of stakes action on harness racing’s 2025 calendar – Fall Final Four/FanDuel Championships Night – takes place Saturday (Nov. 15) night at the Meadowlands. In addition, the TV team at the New York Racing Association (NYRA) will combine forces with FOX Sports to bring those races to a national television audience on FOX Sports 2 (FS2), with a three-hour presentation that gets underway at 8 p.m.
Zeron reconnecting with recent winners for another round of stakes action
As the Grand Circuit season heads toward the finish line – this is the final week with multiple races on the schedule – driver Scott Zeron finds himself reunited with a number of recent graded stakes winners for action at Bally’s Dover and The Meadowlands.