Add an extra quarter of a mile to the $250,000 Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot, and you have a recipe for a wild finish. That proved to be the case on Friday night (June 26) when Inexpressable and driver Tim Tetrick rallied off of a third-over cover trip and charged by the field to capture the opening leg of Trotting’s Triple Crown at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Fragment, who was last year’s New York Sire Stakes, Big Apple and Matron winner, rebounded off a third-place finish in the sire stakes most recently at Buffalo to capture the Grade 2 $200,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers on Friday night (June 26) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger, which was conducted at the distance of a mile and a quarter this year, is the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown.
2024 Harness Horse of the Year Twin B Joe Fresh showed she’s back in top form while finishing the 1-2 combination for trainer Chris Ryder that was started yesterday by Miki And Minnie at Plainridge, doing so by winning the $16,000 distaff handicap pace Friday afternoon (June 26) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a powerful 1:48.4.
As preparations continue for the 2026 live harness racing season, The Red Mile will host a special day of 2-year-old qualifying races, “Babies on Broadway” presented by Wiesman Farms, on Wednesday, July 1 beginning at noon (ET).
by by Jeff Porchak, for Meadowlands Media Relations
East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands Racetrack hosted the final Breakfast with the Babies session of the month on Friday (June 26) under cloudy conditions with temperatures in the mid-70s and a track listed as fast. Breakfast With The Babies (BWTB) is presented this year by the Tactical Landing Syndicate, Ecurie D Syndicate, and Karl Syndicate,…
Two $15,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlight the Saturday (June 27) card at Cumberland Raceway with the formerly unbeaten Real Horrorshow looking to avenge his only lifetime loss.
The U.S. Trotting Association has added three new chart comment abbreviations to give racing officials the ability to provide more precise detail in documenting incidents during a race while providing greater detail and transparency for participants, handicappers and fans.
The horse racing world was very saddened to learn that Margaret (Mugsie) Rousseau passed away suddenly at her home in Flint, Michigan, on Thursday, June 18. Her sister, Barb, had coined her unusual nickname when they were kids. Family teased Barb about Bugs in her hair, and with the M initial for Margaret, Barb started calling her Mugs.
