Blackhawk Zette (Ridge Warren) captures the $14,500 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 8).
Author: by John Horne for Tioga Downs
Kane Memorial Pace to be held on August 22
The $50,000 Kane Memorial Pace will be held on Saturday, August 22, at Batavia Downs. The race will be for Non-Winners of $100,000 in 2026, with the field consisting of the eight highest money earners in 2026.
Primo Uomo snares Open Pace at Vernon
Primo Uomo (Dylan Huckabone-Miller) takes the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 8).
Humble A (Chris Long) was first to the quarter in :26.1. He flew to the half in :54.1. He maintained the lead to three quarters in 1:22.1.
Favorites in Pocono features; Bombers also strike Saturday
Favorites won the three featured races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Hambletonian Saturday (Aug. 8) afternoon – but after that, mutuel mayhem was more the order of the day.
Miami County Fair post time changed
Post Time For the races at the Miami County Fair in Troy, OH, on August 18, 2026 has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
Let Them Gossip flies late to steal feature at Tioga
Let Them Gossip (Mike Merton) captures the featured $9,000 fillies & mares’ pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (Aug. 7).
La Miki N wins second straight, taking Friday Philly feature
La Miki N was used hard in a determined bid to make the lead in a contested :26.3 opening quarter, did so, and then held sway the rest of the way to win the $14,000 featured distaff pace for developing younger horses Friday (Aug. 7) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Ramborain takes feature trot at Vernon
Ramborain (Truman Gale) wins the $6,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug. 7).
Bailey J was as advertised in the $110,200 NYSS at Batavia
The New York Sire Stakes were at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 5) evening and featured a field of eight 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings who competed for their share of the $110,200 purse and Bailey J (Chapter Seven-Fade Into You) proved once again that he is a force to be dealt with in this division on the strength of another impressive win.
Historic Wednesday caps two-day meet at Bedford (PA)
The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit came back to this borough in southwest Pennsylvania for a Two-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet on Tuesday (Aug. 4) and Wednesday (Aug. 5), which in its way was up there with those two sub-1:50f miles by freshmen at Pocono on Monday. Let’s go right to the racing.