Horseman Ben Bolon, 79, of Washington, Pa., died Tuesday (Dec. 9) after battling health issues.
Month: December 2025
Ragtime Red pockets to victory at Bally’s Dover
Dover, DE – Ragtime Red raced from the pocket and rocketed to victory in the $25,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (Dec. 10) night. Ragtime Red…
David Miller celebrates birthday with a four bagger
Dayton, OH – Hall of Fame driver David Miller knows how to celebrate a birthday – winning the first three races and added an additional one late on the Wednesday night (Dec….
Git Goin sweeps DSBF prelims; favorites upended
Dover, DE – Git Goin became the only 3-year-old pacing filly to sweep her Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminaries at Bally’s Dover with a 1:54.4 win in the second of three…
Wednesday racing cancelled at Batavia Downs
Batavia, NY – The card of racing scheduled for Wednesday (Dec. 10) evening at Batavia Downs was canceled due to adverse weather conditions leading to unsafe racing conditions. Live racing will resume…
Roth wild about ‘Rosa’
It was love at first sight, and it’s only grown stronger over the years. Wild Rosa has become a “perfect horse” for owner-trainer Kim Roth.
Captain Optimistic will race and breed in 2026
The owners of Captain Optimistic have decided to continue to race the well-bred son of Captaintreacherous in 2026 as well as breed a limited book of mares to give him every opportunity to dominate in the 2026 racing season.
Vroom N Vonnie sends message by wire in GLADA at Northfield
Vroom N Vonnie, smartly handled by Joseph Kramp, took the shortest route around the Northfield Park half mile oval to score a near gate-to-wire win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) feature on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 11
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Thursday (Dec. 11).
SOA of NY Board meeting recap
On Saturday, Dec. 6, the SOA of NY held their Board of Trustees and Directors meetings.