“It was a nice year of racing,” Buffalo Raceway General Manager Jon Cramer said as he reflected back on the just completed 2026 live racing season.
Live harness racing returns to Batavia Downs on Wednesday
All the preparations are complete and the anticipation to see the horses go behind the gate is high as live harness racing is set to return to Genesee County on Wednesday (July 22) when Batavia Downs hosts the first of 62 fast-paced cards of Standardbred competition scheduled to take place during the 2026 summer/fall season at the oldest lighted harness track in North America.
Polansky, Calabrese win Pocono AHDC trots
Mike Polansky and John Calabrese both grabbed the front and never let go to take their respective $10,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trots at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (July 19).
HarnessRacing.com Show Thursday previews G1 Delvin Miller Adios
The HarnessRacing.com Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, on Thursday (July 23) at 5 p.m. (EDT) will preview this Saturday’s (July 25) Grade 1 $420,000 Delvin Miller Adios.
Cash Money Twenty, BP’s Lucky Star take Aces Sunday features
The Sunday night (July 19) harness racing program at Running Aces featured both the $20,000 Dan Patch preview pace and the $16,000 Open Handicap trot.
Donzel Hanover turns the tables in GLADA at Northfield
Donzel Hanover got picture perfect handling by 21-year-old Eric Miller, turning the tables on his foes to score a sharp win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) feature at Northfield Park on Sunday (July 19).
Pure Athena wins another major race for mares
Four-year-old Pure Athena, trained by Fredrik Wallin and driven by Carl Johan Jepson, scored a convincing victory in Sweden’s Stochampionat, earning a purse for the winner of $180,000.
Daytoremember, Real Horrorshow continue to dominate
The Pine Tree State’s top division returned to Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 19) for a pair of $15,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes splits for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, with the usual suspects capturing decisive victories.
The Ebony Dragon, Ultimate Catch notch second BSS victories
The Ebony Dragon and Ultimate Catch each posted their second Buckeye Stallion Series wins of the season on Sunday (July 19) as Northfield Park Racino hosted four $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg for 3-year-old male colt pacers.
Freshman male trotters on tap at Monticello
On Monday (July 20), Monticello Raceway will host two $52,500 divisions of New York Sire Stakes action when 2-year-old male trotters come to town. Also on tap are two divisions of the $20,000 Excelsior Series.