My Hare Legend, the 2024 Buckeye Stallion Series 2-year-old filly pacing champion, is set to defend her title as a 3-year-old as the first leg of the 2025 Buckeye Stallion Series gets underway on Sunday (May 18) at MGM Northfield Park.
Month: May 2025
No lie, Sir Pinocchio is a dream come true
Sir Pinocchio authored a fairy-tale season for Carolyn and Irv Atherton in 2024. Their homebred male trotter won 10 times in stakes action — including the MGM Yonkers Trot, Matron Stakes, Dexter Cup and New York Sire Stakes championship — on his way to $640,902 in earnings. Now a 4-year-old, Sir Pinocchio will make his 2025 stakes debut Saturday when he faces 10 older rivals in the Grade 3 $158,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial at The Meadowlands.
Richard O’Donnell, 87, dies
Richard O’Donnell, 87, longtime State Steward at Freehold Raceway, died May 7, 2025.
FAS Rulings for Friday, May 16, 2025
View Fines and Suspensions for the week of May 16, 2025 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 17
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (May 17).
Purse increases for the SBOANJ sponsored Garden State Trot
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey is proud to announce purse increases to the Garden State Trot races this Saturday (May 17) at the Meadowlands.
Allegiant impressive in European debut
The 4-year-old mare Allegiant (sired by Tactical Landing), who was sold to the Swedish Eagle Rising stable last December and is now trained by Daniel Redén, delivered a strong performance when she made her first start for her new owner and trainer on Thursday evening (May 15).
Ohohoh Im On Fire is sole repeat winner in Knappenberger
Ohohoh Im On Fire and Austin Hanners made it two in a row in the Jerry Knappenberger Series Thursday (May 15) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Full cards at Cumberland for Preakness weekend
Cumberland, ME – With Cumberland Raceway the only track in the Pine Tree State that is racing this week, both the Friday (May 16) and Saturday (May 17) cards at the iconic…
Manolete jumps three spots in Dave Little’s 2025 Road to the Meadowlands Pace week 3
East Rutherford, NJ – It was a quiet seven days for the most part for the horses in Dave Little’s weekly Road to the Meadowlands Pace poll, as six of the top 10 took the week off.