Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 29).
Month: July 2023
James Murray, 82, dies
James H. (Jimmy) Murray, 82, of Dover, Del., died July 20, 2023, in his sleep in hospice care with his wife Peggy Anderson by his side.
Breakfast With The Babies season ends
Breakfast With The Babies, final edition for 2023, took place at 9 a.m. on Friday (July 28) under perfect conditions. Fast track, 78 degrees and no wind at post time.
The heat is on for Springfield finale
Whoever came up with the adage “The older you get, the faster time seems to go by,” most likely wasn’t talking about horse racing. Nevertheless the saying does apply to many of us concerning the current Hawthorne downstate harness racing meeting.
FAS Rulings for Friday, July 28, 2023
View Fines and Suspensions for the week of July 28, 2023 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the USTA…
Gotubydashorthairs and I’m A Skoldier dominate in sophomore action at Aces
The Thursday night (July 27) harness racing program at Running Aces featured two divisions of the Minnesota-sired sophomore pace and the favorites came through with dominating performances.
Freshman filly trotters in Buckeye Stallion Series at Scioto
Two-year-old filly trotters duked it out to a dead heat finish in a Buckeye Stallion Series division at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (July 27). The second of four divisions also proved to be the fastest, with Pierres Serenade (David Myers) and Madame Pele (Tyler Smith) sharing the winner’s circle, stopping the timer in 1:58.
Running Aces cancels after six races Thursday
Due to extended periods of heavy rain and lightning, officials at Running Aces were forced to cancel the remainder of the Thursday night (July 27) program after race six.
DSBF finals, Governor’s Cup headline Harrington’s richest program Thursday
More than $600,000 in total purses were contested on the annual Governor’s Day program during the Delaware State Fair at Harrington Raceway on Thursday (July 27).
R Melina beats her foes — and the elements — in Yonkers NYSS
Before MGM Yonkers Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of Thursday night’s (July 27) program after the fourth race due to persistent lightning and dangerous weather conditions in the area, one of the two programmed New York Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies was held, with R Melina getting the win in the $77,300 event.