Year: 2023

Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania featured five $16,500 races for Standardbreds of all types on Saturday afternoon (July 1).

Breakfast With The Babies, sponsored by Jules Siegel’s Fashion Farms, got underway on the morning of Saturday (July 1) at the Meadowlands under near perfect conditions. Temperatures were in the low 70s under smoggy skies with virtually no wind.

Eldorado Scioto Downs hosts the 4th annual $150,000 Next Generation late closing events Saturday (July 1). For Ohio-sired 2-year-olds, nominators had to purchase a $10,000 slot but didn’t need to name a specific horse until they dropped in the box.

Hot (97 degrees) and humid (80 percent) conditions with a “feels like” temperature of 112 degrees made for an uncomfortable afternoon of harness racing Friday (June 30) at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds for both horses and horsemen alike, nevertheless the sweltering weather didn’t slow down the red-hot driver Cordarius Stewart a bit.

Four divisions each of 3-year-old colt pacers and trotters will wrap up the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series Sunday and Monday (July 2 and 3) at MGM Northfield Park.

Five different drivers won in the quintet of Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club events held on a warm and hazy Friday night (June 30) at the Meadowlands.