The New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Finals took center stage on closing night at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19), and the evening ended with fireworks. All eight finals each raced for a purse of $100,000.
Flagman heads Plano grand slam at Hoosier
The Rick Plano barn was firing on all cylinders on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, racking up four wins, including the co-featured $22,000 Open Trot, with Flagman piloted by Kevin Lambright.
MacDonald snaps seven scores at Batavia
Driver Brett MacDonald put on a brilliant display of equine erudition Saturday (Sept. 19) night at Batavia Downs as he won seven of the 10 races he was carded to steer, including victories in both feature races and posting a natural grand slam in races 7 through 10. Four of his seven winners were trained by David Russo, who garnered a grand slam of his own.
Capt Jack Hanover captures Vernon feature
Capt Jack Hanover (John MacDonald) cruised to an easy win in the $5,500 featured pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19).
GLADA hosts international drivers at The Meadows
The Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) played host to amateur drivers from Sweden and the Netherlands on Thursday (Sept. 17) and Friday (Sept. 18) in the GLADA International Series.
Wolf, Stambaugh featured on OHHA Trackside Live
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will kick off its Five Days in Delaware coverage on Sunday and Monday (Sept. 20-21) with its Trackside Live program featuring special guests Jay Wolf and Cooper Stambaugh.
Go On Boy repeats in Belgian stakes
Go On Boy, driven by Romain Derieux, won Belgium’s major race, the Grand Prix du Wallonie, for the third time on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 19).
Two supplement to 81st Little Brown Jug
The connections of Redland Rocket Man and Toast Of The Town have made the necessary supplemental payments of $45,000 to become eligible for the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug, which will take place Thursday (Sept. 24) at the Delaware County Fair.
Red Mile to host $3.2M Night of Champions Sunday
The stars of harness racing will flock to the Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20) for a $3.2-million Night of Champions, featuring the eight $400,000 finals of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2- and 3-year-olds.
Mandatory payouts Saturday at Aces
Running Aces will close out its 2026 season with the Minnesota Night of Champions program on Saturday (Sept. 19), which will feature 12 races and mandatory payouts in all multi-race and exotic wagers.