The best race of the Saturday afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was the first race, with Dandy Ideal, who overcame post eight to win in 1:48.2 – within two-fifths of a second of the track record for sophomore pacing geldings set by two of the best horses of the previous decade: Lucan Hanover (2013) and Wiggle It Jiggleit (2015).
Author: from PHHA / Pocono
KYSS finals headline closing week at Oak Grove
Over $900,000 in purses are on the table Monday (July 14) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel as the southern Kentucky track hosts an octet of $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes finals for 2- and 3-year-olds.
Impressive performances in both France and Sweden
At the Enghien track in Paris, 9-year-old Go On Boy (sired by Password), trained and driven by Romain Derieux, delivered a strong performance, decisively overtaking frontrunner Hohneck and winning the Prix de Washington in 1:50.2—a new race and track record.
OHHA to livestream races from Ottawa County Fair on July 13-14
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage of a two-day meet from the Ottawa County Fair in Oak Harbor, OH, on Sunday and Monday (July 13-14).
Freshmen pacers open OSS at Northfield on Sunday
The Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old colt and filly pacers gets underway on Sunday (July 13) with the opening leg as part of a 15-race card at MGM Northfield Park.
Campers cheer for freshmen fillies at Cumberland
Aspiring horse enthusiasts from Camp Kippewa helped usher in Maine’s newest crop of 2-year-old pacing fillies on Friday’s (July 11) program at Cumberland Raceway, opening the day’s events with two $11,448 divisions of the Maine Sires Stakes.
‘Waldon’ and ‘Sugar’ sweet in NJSS at Big M
The first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait sat atop the Friday night marquee at The Meadowlands, and among the nine $25,000 divisions, Waldon Fashion and Sugar Packet were two of the most-impressive winners.
MSOA awards $44,200 in scholarships to outstanding students
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 scholarship awards, totaling an impressive $44,200 in educational support for students connected to the harness racing industry.
Ideal Skies doubles up in Aces distaff feature pace
The Thursday night (July 10) harness racing program at Running Aces featured the $14,750 Mares Open pace with a well-matched field of eight distaffers lining up behind the gate.
My Debt Collector looks to cash in at Monticello
On Monday (July 14), the New York Sire Stakes return to the Mighty M with 3-year-old trotting fillies taking the stage with two divisions of Sire Stakes and two splits of the Excelsior.