View Fines and Suspensions for the week of Friday, December 15, 2023 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Year: 2023
Back-to-back Dover wins for I Did It Myway
I Did It Myway did took the overland route to his second consecutive victory in Thursday night’s (Dec. 14) $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Delaware grand slam for Gaitway Guy
Through his 2- and 3-year-old seasons, the GTY Stable homebred Gaitway Guy competed in 12 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) races — and won all of them. He completed his state-restricted stakes campaign on Thursday (Dec. 14) at Bally’s Dover with a 1:54.2 win in the $110,000 DSBF series final for 3-year-old male pacers, and in doing so he became the 10th horse in the 22-season history of the DSBF to sweep all four championships.
Cloverleaf posthumously honors 9-year-old Finn Cusick
In this industry, there is no greater feeling than sharing our sport. In 2023, the Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association met Finn Cusick and his namesake, Finn the Fox. Finn was an energetic and vibrant 9-year-old boy that in November 2022 was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare and aggressive cancer with an average overall survival of less than one year in children.
Bally’s Dover draw schedule advisory
During the Christmas holiday, live racing at Bally’s Dover will be dark Dec. 25-28. Live racing returns on New Year’s Day (Monday, Jan. 1).
Mohawk Park 2023 holiday racing and draw schedule
Woodbine Mohawk Park announced this year’s holiday racing schedule on Thursday.
Trotting, pacing co-features at Cal Expo Friday
Mandeville and Body Armor, stablemates who have been 1-2 in the first top dances for the trotters, get another chance to settle the score in Friday’s Open Trot while Give Me This Dance eyes her third straight snapshot in the co-featured Filly and Mare Open Pace.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 15
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday night (Dec. 15).
OHHA names winner of 2024 Stallion Directory Photo Contest
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association congratulates Audri Ziegler for her photo of ATI Dollys A Rockr, which will be used on the cover of the 2024 Ohio Standardbred Stallion Directory & OHHA Membership Directory.
Nine is fine for Merriman at MGM Northfield Park on Wednesday
Wednesdays have been popular for the nation’s leading dash driver, Aaron Merriman, and Wednesday was no different as Merriman put up nine victories on the 15-race program for the second week in a row at MGM Northfield Park.