The big late-summer race day at the Vincennes track in Paris, featuring the three biggest age-group races for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old trotters, drew a record crowd in the beautiful weather.
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
Galante A rockets home in Big M feature
The trip was anything but smooth, but leading driver Brett Beckwith found the right path to guide Galante A to victory lane Saturday (Sept. 12) night at The Meadowlands in the featured mid-level conditioned pace.
Access Now and Beauts Cabaret fastest in Champlain Stakes
Grand Circuit season at Woodbine Mohawk Park continued Friday (Sept. 11) evening with the Grade 3 Champlain Stakes for 2-year-old trotters.
Chapvious wins feature at Vernon
Chapvious (Jacquavyian Carter) takes the $7,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 11).
Strategy key to success in Philly features
“A Tale Of Two Quarters” is perhaps the most apt way to write a story describing the two featured paces for mares at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (Sept. 11).
Wehadababyetzaboy Continues Banner 2026
Evm Racing’s Wehadababyetzaboy ($2.80, Brandon Givens) was a 4-length winner despite post 8 Monday (Sept. 7) at Harrington Raceway in the $22,500 Open Pace in 1:51.
Heart Of Secret Prevails in Kentucky Championship Series
After finishing runner-up in the last three preliminaries of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old trotting fillies, Heart Of Secret found the winner’s circle with a pillar-to-post score in the $80,000 fourth preliminary on Monday afternoon (Sept. 7) at The Red Mile, stopping the clock in 1:53.2.
New York Sire Stakes finals drawn
Two- and 3-year-olds are ready to compete in their $300,000 New York Sire Stakes finals as part of a stakes-laden program on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and post positions for those events are now set.
Shalom Hanover wins during great day for PA 2YO Sire Stakes finales
The top Pennsylvania-sired 2-year-olds gathered on Labor Day Monday afternoon (Sept. 7) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, contesting their four $300,000 Championships and four $50,000 consolations. This recap summarizes the Championship and consolation by each of the divisions. (Spoiler alert: there will be no front-end horses going on to win in this article.)
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo