Favorites found tough sledding on Thursday night (Nov. 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, including a winless streak in the Pick-5 sequence. As a result, Friday night’s (Nov. 10) Pick-5 will have a $4,534.89 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool.
Year: 2023
Another Like Me, at $400,000, tops opening session of mixed sale
Three-year-old female trotter Another Like Me, one of a group of horses sold as part of the Libfeld/Katz dispersal, was the top seller at Thursday’s opening session of the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale, purchased for $400,000 by Al Libfeld.
Confederate coasts, crushes in Matron
Breeders Crown champion Confederate cracked $2 million in career earnings with a punishing 1:49 win in the $170,850 Hap Hansen Matron Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 9) at Bally’s Dover.
Brookview Bullet repeats in Dayton Open
Brookview Bullet parlayed a perfect second-over trip into a repeat victory in Thursday’s (Nov. 9) $25,000 Open Pace at Dayton Raceway.
Papas Son, Beat Cop repeat as DSBF preliminary winners
First-round winners Papas Son ($2.60) and Beat Cop ($2.10) both came roaring back in the second preliminary round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings with decisive wins in their respective $20,000 divisions on Thursday (Nov. 9) at Bally’s Dover. Lovenbury ($2.60) completed the trio of second-round winners.
Freehold Raceway to host Veterans Day Pace
On Saturday (Nov. 11), Freehold Raceway will host a Veteran’s Day Pace sponsored by Peter and Mary Grandich. The race is in support of the charity Vetwork.org and will take place in race seven.
Idao de Tillard is on track to the Prix d’Amerique
The top French trotter, 5-year-old Idao de Tillard, won the first big event in the Winter meeting at Vincennes, Paris, France, the Group 2 Prix Marcel Laurent.
Kindergarten finals get November stakes rolling at Big M
Four fabulous performances last Saturday (Nov. 4) kicked off a month-long frenzy of stakes action that takes place at The Meadowlands during November.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Nov. 10
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Nov. 10).
2023 NYSS and USTA District 8 awards banquet to be held Sunday
The New York Sire Stakes and USTA District 8 will jointly host their annual awards banquet this Sunday (Nov. 12) at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., to recognize and honor horses, owners, drivers and breeders of the 2023 season.