Black Hope and 21-year-old driver Cole Olsen posted a 21-1 upset in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Bally’s Dover.
Year: 2023
Dayton hat trick for Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith scored a driving hat trick on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Dayton Raceway.
Royal Beep Beep strikes again in DSBF preliminary
Deborah Warnick’s homebred Royal Beep Beep ($2.20) solidified himself as a likely favorite in next week’s Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male trotters with a decisive 1:59.3 score in the first of two $20,000 second-round preliminary events on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at Bally’s Dover.
Drew Campbell eclipses $20 million in earnings
Drew Campbell achieved a major career driving milestone at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 14) when a second-place finish with Starlit Thiswanman pushed him over the $20 million plateau for his 35-year body of work.
onGait auctions raise over $300,000 for Tioga relief
Forty stallion breedings, including Confederate, Captaintreacherous, Tactical Landing, Tall Dark Stranger, Gimpanzee, Bettor’s Wish, Crazy Wow and Sweet Lou, were sold through onGait.com auctions Tuesday (Nov. 14). All proceeds, totaling over $300,000, will go toward the Tioga Fire Relief Fund.
SBOA of New Jersey annual meeting update
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) annual meeting, scheduled for Thursday (Nov. 16) at 3:30 p.m., will now be conducted via live stream on Facebook.
Once around the harness track with veteran journalist Hal McCoy
Veteran journalist Hal McCoy recently took a ride in the starting gate at Dayton Raceway.
NYSS and USTA District 8 awards banquet honors 2023 winners
The New York Sire Stakes and USTA District 8 hosted their annual awards banquet on Sunday (Nov. 12) at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., to recognize and honor horses, owners, drivers, trainers and breeders of the 2023 season.
USHWA Media Awards deadline Dec. 4
The best of harness racing journalism in 2023 will be honored by the U.S. Harness Writers Association with the John Hervey Awards for writing, Sam McKee Award for broadcasting, and George Smallsreed Awards for photography. The deadline for entries is noon Dec. 4.
Confederate remains unanimous No. 1-ranked horse in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Confederate won last week’s Hap Hansen Matron Stakes and remained the unanimous No. 1-ranked horse in the Week 23 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday.