The USTA is again petitioning its membership to submit proposals for changes that they would like to see made to the organization’s official rules.
Month: August 2024
No eliminations needed for Canadian Pacing Derby
This year’s Canadian Pacing Derby at Woodbine Mohawk Park will not require eliminations after 11 older pacers were entered on Tuesday.
Track records decimated at Oceana (Mich.) County Fair
Bo Silas became the fastest trotter in the history of the Oceana County Fair, parrying a head-stretch challenge from Rankin to win Tuesday’s (Aug. 20) $7,950 Michigan Colt Stakes for Michigan-bred 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings in 1:59.
The Beaudenblues N, Bourbon Courage win at Pocono
The Beaudenblues N picked up his first U.S. victory in the $15,000 pacing section of Tuesday afternoon’s (Aug. 20) featured class at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania while trotter Bourbon Courage got back into the win column after an absence of almost two years.
Swan In Motion takes Harrington feature
Howard Taylor’s Swan In Motion ($13.60, Victor Kirby) was a 1:55.2 wire-to-wire winner in the $22,500 Free-For-All Trot on Tuesday (Aug. 20) at Harrington Raceway.
Top Jug Contenders: Week No. 3
For the next four weeks, Little Brown Jug publicity director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 79th edition of the $800,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug, to be contested on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Turn The Page N strikes again at Plainridge
For the second week in a row, Turn The Page N came from off the pace to capture the $25,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Aug. 20).
Dancin Champion lights up the board; Date Night Hanover dominates in KYSS
Dancin Champion and Date Night Hanover captured their respective $80,000 third-round legs of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series on Tuesday (Aug. 20) at the Red Mile.
Woodbine Mohawk Park updates training schedule
The Woodbine Mohawk Park race office has shared an updated schedule for the fall.
Supplemental entries taken for Blooded Horse Summer Sale
The Blooded Horse Sale is taking supplemental entries for its 69th annual Summer Mixed Sale, Tuesday (Aug. 27), in Springfield, Ohio. The sale features 139 black type yearlings followed by over 100 racehorses, racing prospects and breeding stock.