Maine’s 2-year-old pacing fillies stormed through historic Bass Park a day early with two $14,000-plus Sire Stake divisions, in a successful pre-emptive strike on Friday (Sept. 15) against the potential havoc of Hurricane Lee.
Year: 2023
Overtheedgeofhonor scores 49-1 shocker in Minnesota consolations
The Friday night (Sept. 15) harness racing program at Running Aces featured two Minnesota-sired consolation events as well as two Open Handicap races and the favorites were unable to deliver in any of the four featured races.
$3.4 million on the line on Kentucky Championship Sunday
The Red Mile will host the finals of The Kentucky Championship Series events on Sunday (Sept. 17) with a blockbuster 10-race program featuring $3.4 million in purse money, including eight $400,000 finals bookended by a pair of $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals.
GLADA takes on Spain in Friendship Challenge in Ohio
The Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) will host Spain’s finest amateur drivers as the “friendship series” of events continues with Ohio playing the host role after a similar competition in Spain just weeks ago.
OHHA to present ‘Five Days in Delaware’
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will present “Five Days in Delaware,” beginning Sunday (Sept. 17) and continuing through Thursday (Sept. 21) as part of Little Brown Jug Week at the Delaware County Fair Grounds.
Four supplement to Jug, Jugette
A pair of pacing fillies and a pair of pacing geldings have been supplemented into the 53rd Jugette and the 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug, respectively.
Brink has them ready at the right time
Longtime horseman Mike Brink has had the same philosophy with his young horses every year: “Have them ready for the State Fairs and Super Night.”
Taggart sweeps Tioga features
Driver Jim Taggart Jr. teamed up with Swans Eye and So Diva to sweep the $12,500 co-featured events on Friday (Sept. 15) at Tioga Downs.
Dead heat in distaff feature at Vernon
Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) and Won Surreal Deal (Barton Dalious) finished in a dead heat in the $7,500 featured pace for fillies and mares on Friday (Sept. 15) at Vernon Downs.
Artistic Cut, Celebrity Pegasus take Northville Opens
Artistic Cut and Celebrity Pegasus captured their respective Open events Friday night (Sept. 15) at Northville Downs.