Little Town Road (Aaron Byron) captures the $8,500 Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (July 24).
Author: by John Horne for Vernon Downs
Commander Crunch equals Bedford (PA)’s track record, 1:55.2
The Captain Crunch sophomore pacing gelding Commander Crunch, purchased only nine days ago, equaled the all-age track record of 1:55.2 at the Bedford (PA) Fair during Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes competition for 3-year-olds on Friday (July 24). The mark of 1:55.2 had been recorded by the filly Tiamogonedancen in 2021 and the gelding Captaincountrystar in 2023.
Matthew Stolte co-owns both filly feature winners at Philly Friday
A pair of $12,000 paces for up-and-coming females were the lead races at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (July 24)afternoon, with owner Matthew Stolte seeing half of his four-horse stable (according to USTA records) sweep the features.
Churchview Meow IR wins feature at Vernon
Churchview Meow IR (Chris Long) charges late to capture $5,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 23).
Montana GB rides late brush to Plainridge victory
Despite spotting the field a dozen lengths early, Montana GB still won easily in the featured $17,000 conditioned pace at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 23).
Three-day weekend starts Friday at Cumberland
There is a lot happening at Cumberland Raceway this weekend as a three-day run starts on Friday (July 24) and rolls through Sunday (July 26) with a grand total of 43 races going post-ward. In addition to the abundant on-track action, on Saturday (July 25) First Tracks will carry the entire 16-race card from The Meadows, featuring the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 $420,000 Delvin Miller Adios.
Benjamin Hanover wins second straight top trot at Philly
Benjamin Hanover came out of the pocket to catch favored pacesetter Ari Ferrari J for the second straight week, evening their recent “score” in the $16,000 fast-class handicap trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the time this “Trottin’ Thursday” (July 23) 1:52.4.
Harness Elite to bet $1 Million on Harness Racing
Harness Elite, together with its partners and team members, are proud to announce the Million Dollar Betting Challenge, wagering $1 million USD on harness racing over a period of approximately 60 days, beginning on July 22.
Brian Sears a winner in return to sulky wars
Hall of Fame horseman Brian Sears, driving in a purse race for the first time in 32 months, was victorious with Celebrity Hunter in a $16,000 two-year-old male trot on Tuesday (July 21) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Sharp Seven & Who Dares Wins Sire Stakes at Saratoga Casino Hotel
New York Sire Stakes action took center stage on Tuesday (July 21) afternoon as 3-year-old trotting fillies invaded Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two divisions of the $82,500+ Sire Stakes races for sophomore trotters which saw Sharp Seven (Chapter Seven) and Who Dares Wins (Chapter Seven) score front-running victories.