Trainer Nancy Takter has been on fire since the first of her students hit the mile oval at The Meadowlands on March 31, with nine winners from just 21 starts at the start of racing Friday night (April 29).
Month: April 2023
Lee Pilots ‘Lee’ To AHDC Victory
Joe Lee got on base out of post eight with Cheyenne Ryan Lee and rounded home a winner in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 28).
Unusual Clarity takes the feature at Vernon.
Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) dug in to win exciting $6,500 fillies & mares featured pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (April 28).
Commander Frank wins $20,400 final, completes Meadows Series Sweep
Commander Frank was parked for most of the opening panel. But once he cleared his stablemate, the Southwind Frank-Lady Athens gelding easily deflected the first-over challenge of Express Man and scored in 1:54.3 for Mike Wilder, matching his career best. Fire N Lightning completed the ticket. It was one of three wins on the 12-race card for Wilder on Friday (April 28) afternoon.
Winning Legends Is Becoming A “Legend”
Winning Legends is starting to become a ‘legend’ as he collected his fourth straight Open Trot victory with a nose win in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 main event on Friday afternoon (April 28). He nipped Alan by a mere nostril in 1:59.2 over the fast track.
A Rocknroll Star, Feeling Sweet Philly winners
A Rocknroll Star is quickly becoming quite the equine star, winning his sixth straight race in the $20,000 Open pace for males on Friday (April 28) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the 1:51.1 clocking achieved despite a “sloppy” oval.
The Long View – May 2023
Capitol Reflections What I learned during a whirlwind, 90-meeting lobbying event in D.C. by TC Lane, USTA Chief Operating Officer All politics is local. Former United States Speaker of the House Thomas…
Profile: Northern Express
Aboard the Express Tenacious trotter a Foster family favorite by Rich Fisher Going by Russell Foster’s description of Northern Express, the most important matter that trainer Arty Foster Jr. needed to tend…
Life After Racing: Big Delight
Trotting tandem thriving in multiple disciplines story by Megan Rider Maria Buchanan was literally born into the sport of harness racing, being the daughter of Swedish horsepeople Stig and Elizabet Andersson, who…
Hoof Beats May 2023
Features Top Picks Experts weigh in on who will be the top 3-year-old pacers and trotters this year by James Witherite and Ken Weingartner Tough Call Sophomore pacing division wide open by…