Track conditions, which bordered on excellent throughout the meet, combined with what many have described as the finest card of harness racing ever to be programmed at the Topsham Fair, conspired to deliver both enthusiastically appreciated action and blazing new track records in the fair’s closing session on Saturday (Aug. 15).
The Gucci Man sets Topsham track record
It took three $15,00-plus dashes of Maine’s 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers to complete that division’s visit to Topsham Fair, closing out the week-long meet on Saturday (Aug. 15), with track records falling by the wayside.
Running Aces set for 2026 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot
Running Aces is set for the 2026 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot event which highlights a twelve-race program on Sunday (Aug.16) at the Minnesota oval and features a very talented field of seven going into battle for the $35,000 contest.
Melillo breaks through in Carl Milstein Memorial
Melillo got his signature event win at Northfield Park on Saturday (Aug. 15) night, capturing the $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial in 1:50.4.
Yellow Jacket stings foes in Big M’s home grown
Yellow Jacket worked out a perfect trip along the inside and was unleashed at just the right moment by driver Vinny Ginsburg to take the featured $45,000 New Jersey Home Grown for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday (Aug. 15) night at The Meadowlands.
Makes Me Charlie wins Open Trot at Tioga
Makes Me Charlie (Ridge Warren) captured the $15,500 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) as the favorite in the field of seven.
Front-end speed leads to co-feature victories at Batavia Saturday
The shortest route to the wire is a straight line and that’s the path Chapter Twelve and Double Up N both took to win a pair of $9,500 feature races at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) night.
Primo Uomo grabs Open Pace at Vernon
Primo Uomo (Jeff Gregory) captured the $8,500 featured Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 15) in a wire-to-wire effort.
Endofstory noses out Congressional Saturday at Pocono
Endostory and Congressional slugged it out most of the length of the stretch in the $21,000 fast-class pacing feature Saturday (Aug. 15) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and it would be Endofstory (ironically-named as an altered son of Lazarus N) who had provided his backers the endofstory they wanted, getting a nose decision in 1:50.3.
Kane Memorial Pace entries close Aug. 19
The $50,000 Kane Memorial Pace will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Batavia Downs. The race will be for Non-Winners of $100,000 in 2026, with the field consisting of the eight highest money earners in 2026.