For the second consecutive night of racing at Batavia Downs, driver Drew Monti chalked up another six winners — including a natural hat trick in races 4 through 6 — and swept the top two featured distaff paces, including the fastest mile recorded by a pacing mare at Batavia the entire year, all on Wednesday (Nov. 11).
Fifty Rivers cops Dayton trot; Smith wins five
Fifty Rivers proved why the punters sent him off as the heavy 1-2 favorite, grinding out a 1-length victory in Wednesday’s (Nov. 11) $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway.
$6,905 carryover in Thurs. Yonkers Pick-5
No tickets had five-of-five in the Pick-5 sequence on Wednesday night (Nov. 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, resulting in a $6,915.04 carryover and a $30,000 guaranteed pool in the wager on Thursday night (Nov. 12).
Cruising Mist tops in DSBF filly pace
Legacy Racing of Delaware’s homebred Cruising Mist took full advantage of a pocket trip and got the better of Harrington series champ Salty Beaches in the second of two $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminary events for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Nov. 11) at Bally’s Dover.
Big Oil is coming home to Minnesota
BIG OIL is retuming to Minnesota for the 2027 breeding season, and his first crop is giving
Standardbred breeders plenty to talk about. The stakes-winning son of Father Patrick will be under the reproductive
care Of Dr. Renee Jaklitsch, Equine Reproduction Specialist. His 2027 service fee is $3,000.
Crown champ Diabolic Hill looks to close campaign with fourth straight win
Annie Stoebe never doubted Diabolic Hill, and after watching him capture the Grade 1 Breeders Crown for 3-year-old male trotters last month at Eldorado Scioto Downs, the colt’s trainer and co-owner had one word to describe the outcome.
No changes to Top 10 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
There were no changes to the Top 10 in the Week 22 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Nov. 11), with Brandon Blvd remaining No. 1 for the third consecutive week.
Dan Patch Awards Feb. 21 at Rosen Shingle Creek
The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is pleased to announce that the 2027 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, will return to the popular Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 21.
Bangor Raceway achieves record breaking season
Bangor Raceway once again posted significant gains in both handle and purse distribution during their recently concluded 2026 meeting, building upon solid momentum gained during their, then record, 2025 season.
Final handicapping qualifier Saturday at Meadowlands
This Saturday (Nov. 14), is the 11th and final $1,000 Handicapping Qualifier at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Saturday also has a great race card featuring the Fall Final Four and FanDuel Championships.