Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Month: April 2025
Qualifiers at Illinois State Fairgrounds on Friday
Qualifiers will be held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Friday (April 18).
Last call for April 15 stakes payments
The April 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Below are a list of notices that have recently been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.
Philip Biehler, 83, dies
Philip N. Biehler, 83, died April 9, 2025.
Kakaley trio looks to make up ground in Borgata
Matt Kakaley heads into Monday’s (April 14) third round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series with three horses on the outside of the top eight in the standings, but each has an inside post position that the driver hopes can be used to pick up big points. Desperate Man, who won four preliminary rounds in last year’s series for older male pacers before finishing third in the final, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Monday’s first of four $50,000 Borgata divisions at MGM Yonkers Raceway. He will start from post two as he seeks his first victory in this year’s event.
Harrington Raceway’s 79th season opens Monday
A beautiful forecast is on tap for Harrington Raceway’s 79th season opener for live harness racing Monday night (April 14) with a 4:30 p.m. post time.
McCown scores 1,000th career win Sunday at MGM Northfield Park
Prior to the weekend, Southern Ohio regular Cameron McCown needed just two victories to earn his 1,000th career driving win. He and wife Jessica made a special trip to MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (April 13), where he scored the career milestone aboard Rock With JK.
Mad River flows to victory at Philly
Mad River remained undefeated after two 2025 starts, taking the $13,500 handicap pacing feature for developing horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (April 13) afternoon in 1:53.
Girouard’s Menlo Park takes Maine Amateur
The Maine Amateur Driving Club was back in action on Saturday (April 12) at Cumberland Raceway, with the popular event set as the opener on a track dampened by overnight snowfall.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park seeks starting gate driver
Harrah’s Hoosier Park is currently accepting applications for the seasonal starting gate driver position for the remainder of the 2025 racing season, which runs through Nov. 29.