Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49.2.
Month: August 2026
Nezuko Kamado S controls, wins 56th Hambletonian Oaks
A slick move through slow early fractions by driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Carve and win the $500,000 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks in 1:51.4 on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Walspea rides pocket to G2 Steele Memorial triumph
After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50.3 score in Saturday’s (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for trotting mares, at the Meadowlands.
Super Chapter digs in to win Cashman Memorial
Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of Saturday’s $281,200 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the Grade 1 event for older trotters in 1:50.1 at the Meadowlands.
Lifetime Dreamer large, Wall Of Fame flaunts in NJSS Platinum
Lifetime Dreamer uncorked a world-record mile in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Platinum Series Division Final for freshman trotting males, and Wall Of Fame bested her cohorts in the $225,000 final for freshman trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Sweet Lovin Lou lunges for Cane Pace upset
Long shot Sweet Lovin Lou disrupted a three-prong stretch sprint of the betting favorites with a bold brush over the top to win the $310,750 Grade 2 Cane Pace, for pacing 3-year-olds, in a lifetime-best 1:47.3 effort on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
101st Hambletonian to air on CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network will present a 60-minute telecast of the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian from The Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Aug. 9, from 6-7 p.m. (EDT). The Hambletonian is the second leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. A second replay of the show will occur on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 11a.m. (EDT).
BSS 3 year old filly pacers featured at Scioto Downs
Eldorado Scioto Downs played host to three $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly pacers on Friday (Aug. 7).
Aintmyfirstro Deo completes NJSS sweep, remains undefeated
Aintmyfirstro Deo made easy work of his four foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four.
Purple Haze Stables-owned fillies shine in NYSS at Yonkers
Chapizzy and Seveallisto, a pair of daughters of Chapter Seven owned by Purple Haze Stables LLC., scored victories in their respective New York Sire Stakes splits for 2-year-old filly trotters on Friday night (August 7) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.