The Meadowlands Racetrack is holding its Annual Toys for Tots Collection Drive in partnership with former N.Y. Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa this season.
Year: 2023
Woodbine Winter Series nominations close December 1
Nominations to Woodbine Mohawk Park’s annual Winter Series close on Dec. 1, 2023.
Belgian-bred colt wins Sweden’s biggest 2-year-old race
The Svensk Uppfödningslöpning at Jägersro, the biggest race for 2-year-old trotters in Sweden with a purse for the winner of $155,000, was won easily by L’Amourpourblanca with trainer-driver Rick Ebbinge in 1.56.2f (mile rate), eliminating the old record of 1.56.4f, held by Smokin Joe.
Trio of Hawthorne series finals on tap
A trio of $20,000 state-bred freshman series finals will be decided Sunday evening (Nov. 26) at Hawthorne Race Course. And in two of the showdowns, it’s anyone’s guess who will be the betting favorites at post time, let alone which horses will come out on top.
Moen, Cook sweep Northville closing night features
Driver Lindsay Moen and trainer Greg Cook captured the Open 1 Pace and the Open 2 Pace Saturday night with Linnycalledfrankie and Catch Me Conrad, respectively, on Saturday (Nov. 25) as Northville Downs ended its 2023 race meet with a large crowd on hand.
Allywag Hanover upsets in FanDuel; Confederate eighth
Allywag Hanover used a pocket trip to spring a 17-1 upset in Saturday’s (Nov. 25) $350,000 FanDuel Open Pace Championship, overtaking 4-5 favorite Bythemissal in deep stretch to win by a neck in 1:49.1 at the Meadowlands. Abuckabett Hanover finished third. Confederate, the lone 3-year-old in the race and 6-5 second choice in the betting, finished eighth after a first-over charge from the half-mile point.
Lee lands in AHDC Trot
Joe Lee pounced with Masster Blue and gained a positional edge through the last turn to survive and upset at 11-1 in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 25).
Southwind Tyrion storms clear in FanDuel Championship Trot
On the heels of his Breeders Crown victory, Åke Svanstedt trainee Southwind Tyrion showed only dirt and dust to his pursuers with a blowout win in the $350,000 FanDuel Championship Trot at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Nov. 25).
Johnny Boy upsets top Batavia trot; Morrill wins five
After bouncing back from an untimely break last week and despite a jump in class for this start, Johnny Boy got back in the win column by taking the $15,000 Open I Handicap trotting feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Nov. 25).
Captain Luke stalks, soars to Governor’s Cup score
Captain Luke and driver Todd McCarthy found room along the pylons at the top of the stretch and finished powerfully to capture the $454,000 Governor’s Cup, for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, Saturday night (Nov. 25) at the Meadowlands. The son of Captaintreacherous completed the mile in 1:51, giving trainer Tony Alagna back-to-back Cups, following El Rey’s victory in 2022.