Ss Druidstone used a perfect pocket trip and sprinted past the pacesetting Johnny Up in the lane to win the $20,000 conditioned claiming featured event on Thursday (Oct. 1) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Month: October 2026
Saturday Kentucky Futurity HarnessRacing.com Show to feature Tim Tetrick and Nancy Takter
The HarnessRacing.com Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, will be broadcast on Kentucky Futurity Day from The Red Mile at noon on Saturday (Oct. 3) and feature driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Nancy Takter.
Handsoffmytitos stuns in Batavia nightcap
There’s nothing like cashing a big ticket on your way out of the track, and Handsoffmytitos provided that opportunity for the betting faithful in the 11th race at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Oct. 1) after he captured the $8,000 conditioned pacing finale at 35-1.
Harnessing Hope in Maine
Harnessing Hope returns to the Cumberland Fair this weekend.
Surreal Spirit takes life mark in Plainridge pace
Surreal Spirit was the third leading point earner among 3-year-old pacing fillies in the New York Sire Stakes series this year and started in the $300,000 final on Sept. 12. But after getting parked the better part of the mile, she made an unfortunate break. However, 19 days later, on Thursday (Oct. 1), Surreal Spirit was back on her game and won the featured $19,000 pace for 5-year-old and under participants at Plainridge Park — and she did it with a lifetime-best performance.
Lifetime Dreamer romps in Bluegrass rookie trot
World champion Lifetime Dreamer, who set the global mark for 2-year-old trotting geldings with a 1:51.1 victory on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands, returned to the winner’s circle with an open-length victory on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) in the first $91,000 Bluegrass division – sponsored by the Captain Corey Syndicate and Hanover Shoe Farms – of four splits for 2-year-old trotting males at the Red Mile.
Seaside Ubeaut bounds to Bluegrass victory
Odds-on chalk Seaside Ubeaut vaulted off a picturesque covered trip and equaled her career best with a 1:49.2 victory in the second of two divisions of the $236,480 Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) at the Red Mile.
Ervin Hanover aims for cool Dayton repeat
For Ervin Hanover, this might be the most wonderful time of the year.
Mohawk Monday entry box remains open
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s race office has announced that the entry box for this Monday’s (Oct. 5) card will remain open until Friday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Breeders Crown Charity Challenge Stallion Auction Oct. 6 in Lexington
A stallion breeding auction benefiting the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge (BCCC), presented by Prolific Equine, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Lexington Selected Sale.