Michial and Linda English’s homebred Mike Franks maintained his winning ways in the first round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover, rolling to his fifth consecutive score in the third of three $20,000 splits on Tuesday (Nov. 10).
Spencer Hanover to stand in Indiana
Pond-A-Acres and Hunterton Farm have announced that Spencer Hanover 2,1:52.3; 3,1:51.3f-’26; BT 1:51-’26, a son of Chapter Seven with career earnings of $1,062,544, will stand in Indiana for the 2027 breeding season.
Mr Pasadena upsets in Dayton feature
A pair of heavy favorites self-destructed with costly breaks, and Mr Pasadena took full advantage, rallying from off the pace to capture Tuesday’s (Nov. 10) featured $20,000 conditioned claiming trot at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway in 1:54.2.
Lusaka N jogs to life mark in Plainridge Open
For the second week in a row, Lusaka N won in gate-to-wire fashion at Plainridge Park, only on Tuesday (Nov. 10) he did it with a new lifetime mark and in runaway fashion as he crushed in the featured $25,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Same race pattern, different Pocono winner
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 10) had a single $15,000 second-round preliminary event in the Winter Is Coming Pacing Series, leading up to next Tuesday’s (Nov. 17) $20,000 final.
Millionaires headline sophomore Matrons
Six millionaires are slated to take part in Thursday’s (Nov. 12) Grade 2 Matron Stakes for 3-year-olds at Bally’s Dover, with a quartet of them headlining the $124,800 Hap Hansen Matron, for sophomore male pacers.
Cattlewash 2027 stud book opens, fee to remain $10,000
The Cattlewash Syndicate and Tara Hills Stud are pleased to announce that the 2027 breeding book is now open for Cattlewash, with his stud fee remaining unchanged at USD $10,000.
Applications open for OHHA Future Equine Career Scholarship
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) is now accepting applications for the Future Equine Career Scholarship.
SOA of NY 20% bonus race cards at Yonkers Nov. 24 & Dec. 11
The third and fourth SOA of NY 20% bonus race cards for 2026 will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Dec. 11 at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Graded Stakes Committee meetings Nov. 17-18 in Goshen
The Graded Stakes Committee will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, to review the committee’s guidelines, 2026 race results and grade the 2027 races.