On Monday (Aug. 24), the curtain falls on the 2026 New York Sire Stakes season at Monticello Raceway when 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings close out the season. There will be two dashes of sires stakes and one division of the $20,000 Excelsior Series.
NYSS glamour boys will be at Batavia Downs Saturday
The New York Sire Stakes will visit Batavia Downs for the sixth time this year on Saturday night (Aug. 22) and will feature nine 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will start for their share of $114,900 in total purses.
Skowhegan hosts Maine high-steppers
Maine’s growing family of 2- and 3-year-old trotters found their way to the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday (Aug. 20), with all the usual suspects up to their same tricks.
Fillister Photo flies home to win Thursday Aces feature
It was ladies night on the track at Running Aces on Thursday (Aug. 20) and Fillister Photo stole the show with an impressive stretch rally to capture the $17,000 Mares Open Handicap pace as a 12-1 upset winner
Beltrami romps in Yonkers NAADA trot
Tony Beltrami ripped around the track with 3-2 favorite Windsong Pioneer for a 1:56.3 blowout win over a track rated “sloppy” in the lone $13,100 North American Amateur Drivers Association trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Aug. 20).
Zeron, Palone dominate as freshman filly pacers take center stage
A pair of $63,826 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes “Meadow Cheer” divisions, accompanied by three $20,000 Stallion Series events, brought 2-year-old pacing fillies to a rain-soaked Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 20).
Aunt Jessie, Sweet Stevie lead BSS winners at Scioto
Five divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-old trotting fillies went to post Thursday (Aug. 20) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Each of the $20,000 events were won by differently sired fillies, with homebreds Aunt Jessie (Action Uncle) and Sweet Stevie (Global Republic S) winning their splits in the fastest time – 1:56.2.
Inverness Ave, Nighthawk Zette rally late in INSS
Anderson, IN – Inverness Ave and Nighthawk Zette secured big wins as they took down their respective $49,500 divisions in the sixth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (Aug. 20).
Miki And Minnie sidelined
Standardbred Canada has reported that two-time Dan Patch Award winning female pacer Miki And Minnie will miss the rest of this season because of an injury.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Saturday, Aug. 22
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 22).