The Ohio Sires Stakes is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association encourages fans to partake in the festivities.
USTA adds new abbreviations to charts and program pages
The U.S. Trotting Association has added three new chart comment abbreviations to give racing officials the ability to provide more precise detail in documenting incidents during a race while providing greater detail and transparency for participants, handicappers and fans.
Judge extends Hawthorne deadline for bids
On Monday (June 29), a bankruptcy court judge in Illinois extended the deadline for Hawthorne Race Course to accept bids to purchase the racetrack according to a story in BloodHorse.
Cowboy Candy & Fendilicious win NYSS races at Yonkers
The New York Sire Stakes circuit was at MGM Yonkers Raceway for the first time in 2026 on Monday night (June 29), and Cowboy Candy and Fendilicious won their respective sections of the opening leg for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
C Millertimeagain Heads DSBF Winners
Ervin Miller, James Frawley and James Knowlton’s C Millertimeagain ($2.10, Corey Callahan) was the fastest of a trio of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 divisions for 3-year-old male pacers Monday (June 29) at Harrington Raceway, with a 1:51.4 triumph.
Checkpoint Chatter was all talk with season’s mark at Plainridge
Following second-over in a live outer flow, Checkpoint Chatter used her usual late kick to win the $17,000 filly and mare featured pace at Plainridge Park on Monday (June 29) afternoon.
“Anthony Nap” sweeps Monday features at Pocono
The Huntsville mare Threecurtaincalls, a stakes winner at British Columbia’s Fraser Downs in 2024 and 2025, went the mile of her life on Monday (June 29) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, ringing up a new mark of 1:51.2 while taking the $17,500 featured distaff pace.
New post time at Highbramble Park on Friday & Saturday
Kentucky Proud Series racing at Highbramble Park will now have a first post of 9:00 am for Friday (July 3) & Saturday (July 4) due to forecasted extreme heat
Beau Jangles sidelined for Meadowlands Pace
The connections of 3-year-old pacing colt Beau Jangles on Monday afternoon (June 29) released a statement that the 2025 Horse of the Year will miss the upcoming Meadowlands Pace because of a lung infection.
2026 Harness Heroes sets now available
The 35th edition Harness Heroes trading card set produced by the Harness Horse Youth Foundation is now available.