Ron Burke, harness racing’s all-time leader in training wins and purses, on Thursday broke the record for trainer earnings in a single season when he ended the day with $28.52 million, bettering the old mark of $28.41 million, which he set in 2014.
Longshot Unusual Clarity steals feature at Vernon
Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) captured the $7,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov. 7).
Batavia Downs cancels second half of Friday card
Due to the persistent rain that fell throughout the late afternoon and evening, racing at Batavia Downs was cancelled after the seventh race due to unsafe track conditions.
Prince Hal Hanover, Twisted Destiny among Philly winners
Prince Hal Hanover and Twisted Destiny, two Pennsylvania-sired sophomore colts who have been racing against Louprint and the very best of the state’s pacing “glamour division” since May, are still going strong in November, winning divisions of their Liberty Bell Stakes on Friday afternoon (Nov. 7) at Harrah’s Philadelphia on a chilly day with a strong stretch headwind.
Kadena brings $1.2 million to top final session in Harrisburg
Three-year-old trotting filly Kadena, a graded-stakes winning daughter of Gimpanzee-Mission Brief, led the way at the second-and-final day of the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale, selling for $1.2 million on Friday to Armitage Farm at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex.
Swifty Lazar scores at 30-1 in Plainridge Park feature
After following cover for the better part of the mile, the greatly overlooked Swifty Lazar got up in the shadow of the wire at 30-1 to score his fourth win of the year in the $14,000 Trackmaster featured pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (Nov. 7) afternoon.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Nov. 8
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 8).
Grand Circuit weekly update
This week was an abbreviated one with only three Matron stakes on Thursday, (Nov. 6) at Bally’s Dover Downs.
Saratoga $20,193 High-5 carryover mandatory payout Sunday
Saratoga Casino Hotel announced Friday (Nov. 7) that Sunday’s (Nov. 9) program will feature a mandatory payout in the Jackpot High-5 (race 11); the carryover currently stands at $20,193.
Northfield $19,624 Pick-6 carryover on Sunday
When racing resumes on Sunday (Nov. 9) at MGM Northfield Park, players will have a massive Pick-6 carryover of $19,624 to swing at.