Author: by Kimberly French, for The Red Mile

On Monday (Sept. 15) The Red Mile hosted eight $100,000 finals of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for freshman and sophomores of both gaits, sexes and ages. Found kicked the action off in exactly the right way as she collected her fifth consecutive win and completed a series sweep.

Natameri (Jeff Gregory) captured the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 12).

Shenandoah Downs kicks off the fall portion of its “10 Years of Racing in Woodstock” harness racing campaign this weekend with cards Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 13 & 14) at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds beginning at 1:05 PM. The 7-week season continues thru October 26. Parking and admission are always free and the action is family friendly.

Columbus, OH – Trainer Quentin Schneider was recognized and celebrated at Running Aces on Thursday night (Sept. 11) for recently surpassing 1,000 career training wins. The 53-year-old is a native of Edmonton,…

The Betting Line mare Pass And Stow overcame a rough trip from the outside post in the $13,000 fast-class distaff pacing feature Friday (Sept. 12) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, gamely grinding to the lead in the stretch and then holding off Mybitcoin by a neck in 1:52.1.

Four $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year old trotters arrived at historic Bass Park at Bangor Raceway Sunday (Sept. 7), with most showing continued success by divisional leaders, and another with a mild upset.

Rich Ashley and Michael Cain’s Steven’s Saloon ($23.80, Jason Thompson) was a 1:53 winner in the $18,000 Open at Harrington Raceway Monday (Sept. 8).

The Stay Hungry sophomore gelding Snack Attack equaled the fastest mile ever paced in a Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championship event, 1:50, and his filly counterpart, the Tall Dark Stranger miss Ballast, equaled the fastest StS Championship win for her sex, 1:50.2, as on Monday afternoon (Sept. 8) as Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania hosted eight $40,000 Championships of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series, for horses just a notch below the level their world-class Sire Stakes classmates occupy.

On Monday (Sept. 8) Dancin Champion collected his third consecutive triumph in the $35,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for older male pacers at The Red Mile by a head in 1:50.1. Fearless Bettor visited the winner’s enclosure for the first occasion this season in the counterpart for older female pacers after a victory in 1:50.2. The facility’s third leading driver, Todd McCarthy, steered each winner and had three stakes-winning drives on the day.