Killer Instinct ($11.00) bided his time early and rallied from off the pace to score a mild upset in Monday’s (Feb. 13) $18,000 Open Handicap Trot at MGM Northfield Park.
Year: 2023
Let It Ride N dominates foes in Miami Valley Open
Driver Dan Noble wasted no time blasting Let It Ride N to the front and turning every call into a winning one in Miami Valley’s $30,000 Open Handicap Pace on Monday (Feb. 13).
Jim Morrill Jr. scores 8,000th career win
Driver Jim Morrill Jr. achieved another major milestone in his stellar career at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 13) when he drove Sportskeeper ($4.70) to an easy gate-to-wire 1:56.1 victory in the seventh race to achieve his 8,000th lifetime win in the sulky.
Pocono to open 2023 season Saturday; qualifiers conducted
A pair of high-level conditioned events and a starter allowance headline Saturday’s (Feb. 18) 2023 season opener at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun Pennsylvania, which is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
Charles Bennett, 97, dies
Charles C. Bennett, 97, died in Fremont, Mich., on Jan. 21, 2023, with family by his side.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Ross to represent U.S. in World Driving Championship
The thought of representing the U.S. in August’s World Driving Championship already has kept Jordan Ross awake at night. But in the best possible way. Ross, a 25-year-old Tennessee native who enjoyed a breakout season on the Indiana circuit in 2022, has been selected by the U.S. Trotting Association to wear the Stars and Stripes in this year’s WDC.
Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund accepting 2023 grant applications
The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund is now accepting grant applications from certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Ian Moore sidelined in training accident
When the 2022 O’Brien Awards were handed out last weekend, one of the night’s big winners was Dr. Ian Moore. The trainer picked up his second O’Brien Award of Horsemanship while also collecting an O’Brien as the conditioner of Stockade Seelster. Moore, however, was not there to receive the honors.
2023 Iowa racing schedule announced
The Iowa Harness Horse Association has announced the 2023 racing schedule.