Batavia, NY — The finals of the Western New York Trackmaster Series for trotters were held at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Feb. 22) and in the main event, Flyhawk El Fuerte pulled off the upset in the $20,000 TM79 division.
Month: February 2024
Penzance Hanover rallies late and wins at Bally’s Dover
Dover, DE – Penzance Hanover benefitted from a perfect journey and won the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Feb. 22) night.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Feb. 23
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Feb. 23).
Ain’t She Special in Cal Expo spotlight
Ain’t She Special, fresh from going coast-to-coast in last Sunday night’s Filly and Mare Open at Cal Expo, headlines Friday evening’s main event for pacing fillies and mares.
Buffalo Raceway welcomes new track photographer
Buffalo Raceway is excited to announce our new track photographer for the 82nd racing season, John Emmerling.
Hoping for more good ‘Karma’ in 2024
Several months after Karen Hauver retired from a 21-year career with the Ontario Sire Stakes program — a job that precluded her from owning a racehorse — her father suggested that she and her mother join him in ownership of a 2-year-old filly pacer that was getting ready to qualify. The filly — Karma Seelster — was a multiple stakes winner at age 2, an O’Brien Award finalist at 3, and exceeded the million-dollar mark in Canadian earnings this past July.
Gaskin-Ratcliff, Freeman join Red Mile team
Gabe Prewitt, Vice-President of Racing at Lexington’s Red Mile, has announced that Emily Gaskin-Ratcliff has been named Director of Sponsorships for the track and Scott Freeman has been appointed Track Superintendent.
The Big M: almost 50 years of game-changing action
It was September of 1976 when The Meadowlands opened, and it was then that the sport of harness racing changed forever.
Jody grinds out upset in Dover distaff
Jody waited patiently then struck late to spring a 12-1 upset in the featured $16,000 winners-over event for distaff pacers on Wednesday night (Feb. 21) at Bally’s Dover.
Doctor Butch to again stand in Virginia
Doctor Butch is returning to Virginia for the 2024 breeding season.