Andy McCarthy and Better Is Nice have been partners from the beginning, and now in their third season together, they continue to be a winning tandem. A 4-year-old male pacer, Better Is Nice has earned $1.07 million in his 31-race career, which has seen him compete exclusively in stakes action. On Sunday, he will attempt to add another crown to his collection when he faces seven rivals in the $100,000 KYSS Series I final for 4-year-old male pacers at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Month: May 2025
Sheridan, Keppler win in Yonkers NAADA trots
Yogi Sheridan prevailed as the chalk while Scott Keppler strolled down the road to take their respective $13,400 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association trots at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (May 8).
FAS Rulings for Friday, May 9, 2025
View Fines and Suspensions for the week of May 9, 2025 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the USTA…
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 10
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (May 10).
Knappenberger Series held opening night at Scioto Downs
The Jerry Knappenberger Series, for non-winners of one colt pacers, headlined Eldorado Scioto Downs’ opening night card Thursday (May 8) with trainer Ryan Miller taking two of the five divisions with Garoppolo in 1:52.2 and Spiritshappyending in 1:53.
Miki And Minnie makes 2025 bow Monday at Pocono
Miki And Minnie, voted the Dan Patch Award for 2-year-old pacing fillies last season, will make her 2025 purse debut on Monday afternoon (May 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, starting in one of four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for her age, sex, and gait.
Benjamin Hanover scores engine victory in Philadelphia trot
The Sebastian K S 5-year-old gelding Benjamin Hanover, who set a divisional track record over the Harrah’s Philadelphia surface last season, returned to the southeast Pennsylvania oval on Thursday afternoon (May 8) and promptly posted a wire-to-wire, 1:52.4 victory in the $15,000 fast-class handicap trot.
Friday trots heat up at Cumberland
Friday (May 9) features the diagonally gaited set in three of the nine races programmed at Cumberland Raceway, including the featured $5,500 conditioned trot.
Delaware, Ohio Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder
Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2024 (to be raced in 2027) are due May 15.
Borgata final ‘a lot of unknowns’
Seven of the eight horses in Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway posted at least two wins during the event’s five preliminary rounds, with three of those older male pacers notching three victories apiece. So, it was perhaps no surprise to see five horses clustered between 5-2 and 5-1 on the morning line when the draw came out earlier this week. Mossdale Ben N, who had three wins and two seconds in the prelims, got the nod as the 5-2 pre-race choice and will leave from post five for driver Jordan Stratton and trainer Peter Tritton.