Sweet Lou colt Gobstopper, who currently holds the national season’s mark for pacing freshmen from a 1:50.1 victory in his most recent start at The Meadowlands, brushed to the top heading to the last turn and held command firmly to the finish of a 1:53.1 mile in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, which was contested on a non-betting card Monday morning (Aug. 3) at The Red Mile.
‘Art’ and ‘Al’ take Pine Tree Opens at Cumberland
The final program for the Spring-Summer meet at First Tracks Cumberland on Sunday (Aug. 2) saw Arts Flight and Big Al M take their respective $12,000 Pine Tree Opens with records falling as the curtain closed on another successful harness racing season.
Clark doubles in Philly AHDC Paces
William Clark Jr. snagged two of the three $8,500 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 2).
USTA Hambletonian Contenders’ videos slated for this week
The U.S. Trotting Association’s annual Hambletonian Contenders’ video series, presented by the Hambletonian Society and Winbak Farm, is scheduled to be posted on USTrotting social media throughout this week from Monday (Aug. 3) through Friday (Aug. 7).
Running Aces smashes handle record on Sunday
Running Aces had a record setting night on Sunday (Aug. 2) as bettors wagered a total of $654,779 on the 12-race program at the Minnesota five-eighths mile oval. The previous handle record at Running Aces was $414,945 set back in 2022.
Cash Money Twenty dazzles in Dan Patch FFA at Running Aces
The Sunday night (August 2) harness racing program at Running Aces featured the 2026 Dan Patch FFA final, which offered a compact but very talented field of five pacers going into battle for the $50,000 event in a race that provided fans with a spectacular contest from start to finish.
Hambletonian and Oaks draws Tuesday at Chateau Grande
Head for the Chateau Grande in East Brunswick, NJ, on Tuesday (Aug. 4), and catch a special event on the harness racing calendar when the post position draws for the $1-million Hambletonian and $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks are conducted, and while you are there, enjoy some great food.
The Dragon Reborn gets the “breaks” to win Philly feature
The Dragon Reborn certainly got a break when he drew the rail for the $14,000 featured pace for classclimbers Sunday afternoon (Aug. 2) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. He needed only one more break in the race, and after that, he maximized his ability to score a 1:51.2 victory.
Tioga Downs cancels Sunday due to inclement weather
Tioga Downs cancelled live racing Sunday (Aug. 2) after two races due to inclement weather. Live racing returns Friday (Aug. 7) starting at 6:15 p.m.
Red Mile cancels Sunday racing; stakes postponed to Monday
Due to inclement weather around the Lexington area that created unsafe track conditions, the Sunday night (Aug. 2) card of harness racing at The Red Mile has been cancelled.