Year: 2023

Buoyed by a strong influx of horses from Indiana, Hawthorne’s Open for fillies and mares returns Monday evening (Dec. 18) after a four-week absence.

Driver Aaron Hall swept all three of the $6,000 divisions of the Jack Frost Trotting series at Cumberland on Sunday (Dec. 17), two of which were from his own stable, and one from his dad Craig’s barn.

Entering Sunday night (Dec. 17), Joggingtothebank, had already had an impressive season with over $100,000 in earnings; he continued to shine bright on Sunday evening, jogging to his fourth win in his last five starts in the $18,000 Open Trot at MGM Northfield Park.

Five-year-old pacer Art Of Endurance has been on a winning streak that started Thanksgiving weekend, and could very well continue through Christmas. Picking up his fourth win in a row on Saturday (Dec. 16) at First Tracks Cumberland, the Benson Merrill trainee is prospering in the colder climate of winter-time racing in Southern Maine.

It’s been a fascinating year for state-bred horses as far as balloting for the upcoming 2023 Illinois Horse of the Year is concerned in the fact that there are a number of horses who deserved to be in the conversation for the honor.

So Wishfull and driver Larry Ferrari teamed up to win the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association’s (GLADA) weekly feature at Northfield Park on Saturday night (Dec. 16).

Think Of Galaxies worked out a perfect trip from post three to score a thrilling victory in the $18,000 Filly and Mare Distaff at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Dec. 16).