Pepsi North America Cup winner Louprint received 26 first-place votes and a total of 340 points to rank No. 1 in the year’s first Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (June 18).
Month: June 2025
Fire Inside debuts with a freshman track record at Aces
Running Aces hosted the first freshman action of the season on Tuesday (June 17) with a field of seven rookie pacers going to post for the $8,500 2-year-old Open.
Captain Victorious progeny sweep rookie Michigan Colt Stake
Sons and daughters of first-crop sire Captain Victorious swept all four divisions of the Michigan Colt Stakes for 2-year-old pacers held Tuesday (June 17) at the Croswell Fair, the first stop on the 2025 Michigan fair harness racing circuit.
Railee Something, Amigo Volo dead heat in Oak Grove feature; Putnam wins five
A four-way blanket finish in the $36,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (June 17) turned into an inseparable photo between Railee Something and Amigo Volo, who hit the finish together in a 1:53.4 mile to dead-heat for win.
Meadowlands qualifiers and baby races scheduled for Friday
The Meadowlands qualifiers/baby races will be raced on Friday this week (June 20) on a trial basis due to requests from several horsepersons shipping each weekend to Meadowlands to race Friday, qualify Saturday morning then back to race Saturday night.
Givens trainees shine in DSBF filly divisions
Harrington, DE — A pair of Les Givens-trainees won two of the three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) elimination divisions Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Donna Messick’s Little Miss Peyton ($2.10, Corey Callahan)…
Oak Grove hosts Western Kentucky State Fair on Wednesday
Rain or shine, Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel will put forth a total 31-race marathon from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday (June 18).
JAS Bluestone remains sharp, handles step up at Pocono
The Anders Bluestone gelding Jas Bluestone has worked back into top form, taking his third win in his last four starts while winning the $16,000 featured claiming handicap trot in 1:55.3 on Tuesday afternoon (June 17) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Standardbred Transition Alliance accredits six
The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has concluded its 2025 accreditation and spring grant awards with a total of six non-profit adoption charities meeting all necessary criteria. This year, the spring grant distribution totaled $103,000.
Shenandoah Downs spring ‘By the Numbers’ meet review
Shenandoah Downs recently completed the spring portion of its “Ten Years of Racing in Woodstock” campaign for 2025, which featured a seven-week spring meet that ran from April 26-June 8.