Nature smiled upon the opening day of the 2026 season of harness racing at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (April 10), with a cloudless sky and pleasant temperatures in the 60s greeting the trotters and pacers at the southeast Pennsylvania oval, which will mark its twentieth anniversary on September 12.
Author: by PHHA for Harrah s Philadelphia
Treasured Tee overcomes outside for Buffalo win
Treasured Tee ($6.78) was able to overcome the outside seven post and score a 1-1/4 length victory over Chapter Twelve in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $11,500 trot on Friday afternoon (April 10) in 1:59.0.
Admiral Hill Prevails in Oak Grove Open Pace
Admiral Hill, who holds the track record for the all-time fastest pacing mile at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, made his long awaited return to the winner’s circle with a sharp steer from Atlee Bender to claim the $30,000 Open Pace in a 1:50.4 effort on Monday (April 6).
Damn The Torpedoes sinks rivals
Damn The Torpedoes went full speed ahead while stepping up in class and winning his second in a row, taking the featured $21,000 Nw6pm at Miami Valley on Monday night (April 6).
Buffalo has $15,000 guaranteed pool in Pick 5 on Wednesday
With no one hitting the Pick 5 over the last two live racing programs at Buffalo Raceway, the track has announced it will have a guaranteed pool of $15,000 for the Pick 5 which begins in the second race on Wednesday (April 8). The 11-race card has a 2:30 p.m. post time.
Dilly Hanover stays undefeated with Weiss win at Pocono
Three-year-old male trotters competed in three $17,500 first round preliminaries of their Bobby Weiss Series at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (April 6) afternoon. All three winners were making their second starts of the year, and two were Bar Hopping geldings driven by Tyler Buter, but the fastest was Dilly Hanover, an altered son of International Moni who is undefeated in two career starts.
Standardbreds at Equine Affaire (Ohio)
Equine Affaire, the nation’s premier equine exposition and equestrian gathering, opens this Thursday (April 9) at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus and runs through Sunday (April 12). Over 20 Standardbreds will be on hand at the event, participating in various demonstrations, clinics and the Breed Bonanza show.
No Bettor Joy takes Cumberland feature, Graffam wins six
Saturday’s (April 4) solo day of racing at Cumberland included enough excitement to last the entire weekend as No Bettor Joy upset in the feature, and an equipment malfunction caused a wild chain of events that could only be described as ‘unusual.’
Inexess Bleu Dominated at Vincennes
Three Prix d’Amérique winners were brushed aside Saturday (April 4) afternoon in the traditional Prix Kerjacques at Vincennes.
‘Typhoon’ blows field away at Big M
Typhoons can produce destructive winds that exceed 150 miles per hour, and while the Joe Bongiorno trained and driven Typhoon Banner N comes nowhere near that speed at his fastest, his incredible early foot got him into perfect position Saturday (April 4) night when he won the featured $19,000 claiming handicap for a third time in his last four tries.