This Saturday’s (Feb. 17) opening card of the 2024 harness racing season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was drawn on Monday (Feb. 12). There will be twelve races for the trotters and pacers in the curtainraiser, with the first set to go at 1 p.m.
Author: by PHHA for Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania
Long Train Runnin, Kevin Cummings shine at Batavia Downs
The third leg of the Western New York Trackmaster series for pacers was featured at Batavia Downs on Monday afternoon (Feb. 5) and going in, there were three horses still undefeated in that competition. However by the end of the day, only one stayed perfect and that was Long Train Runnin, who won his third straight $9,000 Trackmaster 79 division.
Watch The Big Game this Sunday with Super Bowl Champion Carl Banks
There is no better place to watch the Big Game this Sunday (Feb. 11), than at the FanDuel Sportsbook located inside the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Children’s Valentine’s Day Craft Event
Bring the kids to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, located at 240 Main Street, Goshen, New York on Saturday (Feb. 10) from 10:30 a.m. – noon for a fun-filled Valentine’s Day celebration.
Batavia hits new handle heights as longshots rule Monday
For the fourth time in only six days of live racing in 2024, Batavia Downs set a new one-day, all-source record handle while under the ownership of Western Regional Off-Track Betting on Monday (Jan. 29). Bettors pushed $515,078 through the windows to top the short-lived old record of $509,180 which was set only one week ago.
Brett Beckwith bags five wins at Batavia Thursday
Brett Beckwith, who ended the 2023 season as the seventh winningest driver in North America, is rolling again in 2024 and strutted his stuff at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 25) by winning five races on the card. “Brett The Jet” won with Why Tomorrow Ray (1:56.1, $2.80), Rosey Time (1:56.3, $4.40), One Night Fury (2:02.1, $9.40), Rock A Honey (1:58, $25.80) and Silver Buckeye (2:04, $6.40). Beckwith also scored three seconds and two thirds during the card, giving him a .524 UDR for the session.
Sprocket soars to victory in feature at Bally’s Dover
Sprocket “ The Rocket” soared to victory in the Blue Hen/ Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Jan. 25) night over an off racing surface.
Armbro Nest, 32, dies
It is with great sadness that Diamond Creek Farm announces that Armbro Nest has passed away at 32 years of age.
Batavia Downs record handle surges past one-half million on Monday
The track was fast for the Monday afternoon (Jan. 22) card at Batavia Downs, and so was the pace at which money flowed through the windows from all outlets as the track handled $509,180, setting a new all-time one-day betting record on live racing at the track and marked the first time ever that the Downs handled in excess of one-half million dollars while under the ownership of Western Regional Off Track Betting.
Freehold cancels Saturday live racing
For the safety of both the horses and horsemen, Freehold Raceway has canceled live racing for Saturday (Jan. 20) due to unsafe track conditions. Freehold will remain open for Sports Wagering and Simulcast. Live racing will resume on Friday, (Jan. 26) – post time is 12:30 p.m.