Mississippi Storm weathers the elements at Dover
December 6, 2022Mississippi Storm rolled to a 1:56.1 victory over a rain-soaked track in Tuesday's (Dec. 6) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally's Dover.
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Navy Blue completes DSBF preliminary sweep
December 6, 2022Art Stafford Jr. and Wyatt Starkey's Navy Blue lived up to 1-20 favoritism for the second consecutive week in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund series for 3-year-old male trotters at Bally's Dover, posting a comfortable 1:58.4 win in his $20,000 second-round division on a rainy Tuesday (Dec. 6).
Irish Daydream drops and pops in Meadows feature
December 6, 2022Irish Daydream waited patiently in the pocket, then blew by Prancing Queen in the sloppy Lightning Lane to capture Tuesday’s (Dec. 6) feature at Hollywood Casino, a $12,100 conditioned pace for fillies and mares.
ARCI’s Martin: HISA needs a rewrite not a midnight quick fix
December 6, 2022“Don’t make the same mistake twice,” ARCI President Ed Martin said in reaction to reports that Senator Mitch McConnell will make an effort to slip changes to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) into the Defense Appropriations Bill or Omnibus Spending Bill.
Be factual – not click-bait – trying to tie sudden death to Lasix
December 6, 2022After reading both the Bennet and Parkin article published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association entitled “Fifteen risk factors associated with sudden death in Thoroughbred racehorses in North America (2009–2021)” followed by the TDN (Thoroughbred Daily News) analysis of that article, I have become increasingly aggravated over the last three weeks from the implied message portrayed by each.
Patience pays off as Miller’s time arrives
December 6, 2022No day is the same in racing, which is what Uriah Miller most enjoys about working in the business. After spending almost a decade learning from others, the 22-year-old Ohio native went out on his own recently and has won races as both a trainer and driver.
MacDonald wins eight Monday to set new Woodbine record
December 6, 2022James MacDonald entered the Woodbine history book on Monday night (Dec. 5) by driving the winners of eight races at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Always Watching continues breakout season with Open victory at Saratoga Casino Hotel
December 5, 2022Always Watching (He’s Watching) continued her breakout season on Monday (Dec. 5) afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jordan Derue owns, trains and drives the 4-year-old distaffer who went coast-to-coast in the feature for Fillies and Mares to record her third victory in an Open this year.
Braxten Boyd is Monticello-Goshen’s Rising Star
December 5, 2022By virtue of his recent statistics, Braxten Brett Boyd is the true definition of Rising Star. When the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association holds their 63rd annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, December 11, 2022, driver Braxten Boyd will receive the chapter’s Rising Star Award.
The Pacesetter is now available
December 5, 2022The latest edition of the Pacesetter is now available.
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