Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania is racing its afternoon card Monday (June 23), but it is canceling its regular Tuesday 1 p.m. (EDT) program because of the anticipated extreme heat. Also, qualifiers at Pocono on Wednesday will be starting at 9 a.m.
Month: June 2025
Believing in the power of the Meadowlands Pace and Charlie May
This is a story about a boy and a girl who loved a racehorse so much that he inspired them to combine a little old-fashioned stubbornness with a little divine intervention for the greatest gift of all.
Richard Mathurin Sr., 88, dies
Richard Ansel Mathurin Sr., 88, most recently of San Diego, Calif., passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025, at Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home.
OHHA to live stream races from Putnam County Fair
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing coverage with live streaming of two days of racing from the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Ottawa, Ohio, on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 24 and 25).
Mohawk pushes post time back to 7:35 p.m.
Woodbine Entertainment has announced that post time for tonight’s (June 23) card of live racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park has been pushed back to 7:35 p.m. (EDT).
USTA kicks off Racing Officials Accreditation Program at Scioto Downs, hosted by Caesars
The United States Trotting Association (USTA), in partnership with Eldorado Gaming at Caesars, proudly launched its Racing Officials Accreditation Program (ROAP) this week at Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio. The program is designed to provide future harness racing officials with the training and certification necessary to serve in key regulatory and officiating roles at racetracks across North America.
Schedule changes this week at Ocean Downs
Ocean Downs announces the following changes due to weather concerns in the Mid-Atlantic region:
Double dose of NYSS action at Buffalo Raceway
There will be a double dose of New York Sire Stakes action at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 25) as 3-year-old trotters of both sexes come to town.
Bythemissal lowers Scioto track record for older pacing geldings
Bythemissal set a new track record for older pacing geldings at Eldorado Scioto Downs and was just a tick off the track record for all horses on a five-eighths-mile track when he won in 1:47.1 on Saturday (June 21).
Oak Grove Wednesday post time adjustment
Due to the continued concern of heat in southern Kentucky, the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and Oak Grove have agreed to adjust post time for Wednesday (June 25) to 11:25 a.m. (CDT).