Grade 1 William Wellwood Memorial winner Ocean Storm secured his spot in the eliminations to the 2027 $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby with a stakes record equaling performance of 1:52.4 in Saturday night (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Author: from Oak Grove Racing Publicity
Top French yearling sale colt pointed to U.S. for trainer Marcus Melander
At the Arqana Trot sale in Deauville, which started on Wednesday (Sept, 2) top price was 500,000 Euros for a half-brother to two-time Prix d’Amerique winner Bold Eagle.
Fresh faces score in INSS at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
A trio of divisions of the fifth and penultimate leg of Indiana Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts was contested on the Wednesday (Sept. 2) card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Steppinouttohelp, Fifty And Famous, and Tipsy In Vegas all picking up their first stakes scores of the season.
Northville Downs opens meet with track records and Michigan Sire Stakes elims
Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center opened their 2026 meet Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept. 1 and 2) with Michigan Sire Stakes eliminations as the featured event along with several overnights. Hot temperatures and a well-maintained track surface helped produce multiple track records over the two-day period.
Idao de Tillard continues his winning streak
Thierry Duvaldestin-trained Idao de Tillard showed once again that he is the best horse in French harness racing at the moment, as he captured the Grand Prix Fédération Régionale du Nord on the mile track at La Capelle in northeastern France.
Switzer and Sowers trade grand slams at the Windsor Fair
In the harness racing equivalent of DiMaggio vs Williams, two mighty clean-up hitters slugged it out in the friendly confines of the Windsor Fairgrounds on Tuesday (Sept. 1) as Kevin Switzer, Jr and McGwire Sowers traded jabs on the raceway, en route to recording twin grand slam performances over the course of the 10-race program.
Cash Money Twenty collects another Aces feature win on Tuesday
Cash Money Twenty rallied from the back of the pack on Tuesday night (Sept. 1) at Running Aces to collect his ninth win of the season with a 1:51 mile in the $17,000 Open Handicap pace.
Two-year-old fillies highlight NYSS at Saratoga
Two-year-old pacing fillies took center stage on Tuesday afternoon(Sept. 1) at Saratoga Casino Hotel as New York Sire Stakes action was featured on the matinee card.
Maine trotters tussle at Windsor, Hall gets to 1,500
All of Maine’s 2- and 3-year-old trotters worked their way over to the Windsor (ME) Fair on Tuesday (Sept. 1), resulting in some surprises and a new milestone for a prominent trainer-driver.
Redice, Fine Wine extend win streaks with lifetime marks in INSS
A duo of $67,500 divisions of Indiana Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies headlined the Tuesday (Sept. 1) card as Fine Wine and Redice stamped their claim to the winner’s circle in their respective splits.