View Fines and Suspensions for the week of Friday, January 26, 2024 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Month: January 2024
Brett Beckwith bags five wins at Batavia Thursday
Brett Beckwith, who ended the 2023 season as the seventh winningest driver in North America, is rolling again in 2024 and strutted his stuff at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 25) by winning five races on the card. “Brett The Jet” won with Why Tomorrow Ray (1:56.1, $2.80), Rosey Time (1:56.3, $4.40), One Night Fury (2:02.1, $9.40), Rock A Honey (1:58, $25.80) and Silver Buckeye (2:04, $6.40). Beckwith also scored three seconds and two thirds during the card, giving him a .524 UDR for the session.
Sprocket soars to victory in feature at Bally’s Dover
Sprocket “ The Rocket” soared to victory in the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Jan. 25) night over an off racing surface.
Armbro Nest, 32, dies
It is with great sadness that Diamond Creek Farm announces that Armbro Nest has passed away at 32 years of age.
Good times continue for improving trotter Sidd Finch
Unlike his fictional counterpart, the horse Sidd Finch has never studied meditation in the mountains of Tibet. Still, in the past year the trotter has been able to attain a calmer disposition, leading to improved results in his own athletic endeavor.
Daryl Bier, 57, dies
Daryl Scott Bier, 57, died suddenly Jan. 24, 2024, of a heart attack, at his home in Endicott, N.Y.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Jan. 26
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Jan. 26).
Woodbine Mohawk Park cancels Thursday night card
Woodbine Entertainment management has announced Thursday night’s (Jan. 25) card of live racing has been canceled due to unseasonably mild temperatures and dense fog.
C$200,000 Prix d’Ete returning to Hippodrome 3R
The Quebec Jockey Club is proud to announce that their signature race, the Prix d’Ete, will return at the Hippodrome 3R for the 2024 race season with a purse of C$200,000 for 4-year-old pacers plus a C$50,000 consolation race if 14 or more horses enter.
Louis headlines Joe Lighthill at Cal Expo
Louis will be seeking the hat trick when he heads the cast for Friday night’s (Jan. 26) featured $12,500 Joe Lighthill Free-For-All Trot at Cal Expo.