It is said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Horses, though, are another story. Eight-year-old Mossdale Ben N has been showing off a new dimension to his game this season, and it could serve him well in Friday’s Grade 2 $478,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series championship at MGM Yonkers Raceway as he looks to win the final for the second consecutive year.
Month: May 2026
Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian: Week 1
Dan Patch Award winner Apex sits on top of Ken Warkentin’s first Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian.
PA All-Stars at Pocono kick off Saturday
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania annually presents the Pennsylvania All-Stars series of races, giving the state-sired stars of the sport an additional opportunity of racing while bringing quality horses to the northeast Pennsylvania oval.
Stakes season begins with Beau Jangles return Saturday at Mohawk
The highly anticipated 3-year-old season debut of the undefeated Beau Jangles highlights this Saturday’s (May 9) racing action at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
France’s First 2-Year-Olds have qualified
On Tuesday (May 5), this year’s first qualifiers for French 2-year-olds were held at the track in Caen, Normandy. There were 79 starters, and of these, 69 met the required time, which is 2:10.2 (mile rate).
Super Hi-5 carryover Wednesday at Northfield Park
On a very rainy Tuesday night (May 5), no one could correctly come up with the 13th race Super-Hi 5 at Northfield Park Racino, sending an $8,836 carryover to the Wednesday (May 6) “lid-lifter.”
Bender wins record seven races at Oak Grove
After a record-breaking day of betting to open the 2026 Festival of Racing at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, driver Atlee Bender strung together an impressive day on Tuesday (May 5) to find the winner’s circle seven times, besting the previous local record of six wins in a day, set by Todd McCarthy last year.
Jett Propelled continues banner 2026
Bob Shahan’s Jett Propelled ($5, Jason Thompson) was a 1:54.3 winner in the featured $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (May 5) at Harrington Raceway.
Ponda Rocky scores knockout Plainridge victory
Ponda Rocky had the “eye of the tiger” at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 5) after winning the $17,000 featured trot as the heavily-backed favorite.
HISA Furosemide Advisory Committee finds Lasix non-performance enhancing, but 48-hour restriction for stakes and 2-year-olds remains
After considering a report from their Furosemide Advisory Committee that determined that furosemide (Lasix) is not performance enhancing in horses, on April 24, the Board of Directors of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) unanimously approved resolutions regarding the use of furosemide (Lasix) 48 hours prior to a race.