Saturday night’s (Nov. 14) live telecast of the Fall Final Four/FanDuel Championships from the Meadowlands, an eight-race event that was scheduled to be broadcast on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) at 8 p.m. as part of the New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) “America’s Day at the Races” series, has been canceled.
Resolve To Win along gamely in Philly trot feature
Winter weather came to southeast Pennsylvania in full effect on Friday afternoon (Nov. 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with a “good” oval and temperatures never reaching 10 degrees above freezing. Nonetheless, the racing was quite competitive, with nine of the 13 races decided by a length or less.
Saint Stephens shows spirit at Cumberland
Jimmy Nickerson’s Saint Stephens used a cover trip on Friday (Nov. 13) to capture the $6,100 featured trot at First Tracks Cumberland as the iconic Southern Maine oval opened its first three-day weekend of the winter meet.
Longshot wins Holland’s biggest international race, Prijs der Giganten
The 5-year-old French trotter Largo de Castelle, with Robbin Bot in the sulky, pulled off a huge upset when he won the Prijs der Giganten at Victoria Park near Wolvega in the Netherlands on Friday night (Nov. 13).
Charge Me Up upsets at Dayton
Charge Me Up received a confident drive from Luke Hanners going gate-to-wire to capture the $20,000 featured conditioned claiming pace Friday evening (Nov. 13) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Bailey wins six at Vernon
Local leading driver Leon Bailey added six more wins to his total at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov. 13), pushing his season’s figure to 139.
Djimon sparkles in Big M feature
Benefitting from a typical early-speed drive from Joe Bongiorno, Djimon crushed eight overmatched foes in the Friday night (Nov. 13) feature at the Meadowlands, a high-end conditioned event for trotters that went for a purse of $15,000.
Standardbreds at Equine Affaire (Mass) this weekend
Equine Affaire is currently being held at the Eastern States Exposition through Sunday (Nov. 15). Eight Standardbreds are on hand at the event, participating in various demonstrations, clinics and the Breed Bonanza show.
Robin Clements, 69, passes
Longtime California owner/trainer/breeder Robin Clements passed away last week at the age of 69 from complications of COPD.
Twin B Joe Fresh looks to make more FanDuel history
Award-winning female pacer Twin B Joe Fresh will head to Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 2 FanDuel Mare Pace Championship at the Meadowlands with the opportunity to put another feather in her already well-feathered cap.