Two $17,000-plus divisions of 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings in the Maine Sire Stakes convened under sunny skies on Wednesday (Sept. 16) at Bangor Raceway before the regular card.
Author: by Chris Tully, for the Maine Sire Stakes
$1-Million Meadowlands Trot coming in Summer of 2027
The New Meadowlands Racetrack, in conjunction with the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), is pleased to announce a couple of new stakes races to its 2027 schedule to go along with purse increases to some of the other top events in the sport. The biggest waves in the stakes waters are the ones that will be stirred up by the brand-new $1-million Meadowlands Trot, a 3-year-old open, and $500,000 Meadowlands Oaks Trot, for 3-year-old fillies.
Vieux Carré Farms’ Lexington Sale videos available
Vieux Carré Farms’ Lexington Selected Yearling Sale videos and pedigrees are now available on the farm’s website www.vieuxcarrefarms.com.
Running Aces set for Champions Weekend this Friday and Saturday
Running Aces will close out the 2026 racing season this weekend with two big nights of action, including Minnesota-sired consolation night on Friday (Sept. 18) and the Minnesota Night of Champions program on Saturday (Sept. 19) with post time on both nights set for 6 p.m. (CDT).
Aestas, Love Somebody and She’s A Home Run capture Keystone Classic victories
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows featured 2-year-old fillies Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 16), with two $40,050 Keystone Classics for pacers and a single $58,150 Keystone Classic for trotters.
Yonkers’ Thursday late Pick-4 $5,825 carryover creates $20K guaranteed pool
MGM Yonkers Raceway remained carryover central this week as the late Pick-4 went unsolved on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), meaning there will be $5,825.55 in the pot with a $20,000 guaranteed pool when that sequence occurs on Thursday (Sept. 17).
IRB denies Hawthorne 2027 dates request
The Illinois Racing Board at its Sept. 16 meeting ruled that the requests for 2027 racing licenses for Hawthorne Race Course and Suburban Downs, its related Standardbred racing entity, were deficient and not in compliance with the Illinois Racing Act.
Millionaire war horses and adoptable Standardbreds headline entries for the National Standardbred Horse Show presented by Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program
Preliminary entries are in for the 32nd annual National Standardbred Horse Show Presented by Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program, and the list will look familiar to anyone who follows harness racing. A total of 124 horses have made 1,400 class entries for the three-day show, set for Sept. 18-20 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, with several former millionaires on the track among them.
Countdown to liftoff for Redland Rocket Man
Until recently, Redland Rocket Man has flown slightly under the radar in the 3-year-old male pacing division. On Saturday (Sept. 12) night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the John Pentland trainee guaranteed that he won’t be overlooked again, despite never having been the betting favorite in 12 starts this year.
PD The Big Easy delivers the goods in Aces Tuesday feature
PD The Big Easy delivered as the heavy favorite in the featured event on Tuesday night (Sept. 15) at Running Aces to record his 35th career win.