Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Dec. 27).
Author: by Bob Pandolfo
Developing trotters headline Philly Christmas eve card
Trainer Per Engblom won the top two races at Harrah’s Philadelphia during the afternoon Christmas Eve card, with the barn producing the 1-2 finishers in the $14,000 featured trot when Kewpie Doll passed Top Gun Hanover late in a 1:55.1 mile.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 26
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday (Dec. 26).
Winning streaks on the line as Big M closes out 2025
The final weekend of live racing at The Meadowlands in 2025 will feature a pair of 14-race programs chock full of opportunities for players to make a score.
USHWA divisional racehorse winners to be announced Sunday at noon on Philly simulcast
The winners of the Dan Patch Awards for the best in their 12 racing divisions (2YO, 3YO, and older; trot and pace; male and female) will be broadcast at approximately noon on Sunday (Dec. 21) via the simulcast signal from Harrah’s Philadelphia, before that track’s 12:40 p.m. card starts that day.
$20,000 in guaranteed pools with must-pays at Batavia Saturday
The final night of racing for 2025 at Batavia Downs is this Saturday (Dec. 20) and the track is going out with a bang as they offer two carryover pools with huge guarantees and mandatory payouts for both, and featured in the first and last races of the night.
Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club raises over $70K in 2025
The Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club is making an impact this holiday season with its end-of-season charity donations.
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals finds HISA constitutional again
After a review of the case referred by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday (Dec. 17) that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is constitutional.
Yonkers Friday Pick-4 and Pick-5 guaranteed pools
Bettors will have a chance at some pre-holiday cash on Friday (Dec. 19) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, as in conjunction with the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, the early Pick-4 that starts in race one will have a $10,000 guaranteed pool and the Pick-5 pool in race five will be guaranteed at $20,000. Since the 2025 meet ends on Friday, the Pick-5 also has a mandatory payout.
The ‘Brigade’ conquers again; Weaver-Bruscemi/Burke Breeders of the Year; top sires, broodmares announced
Weaver-Bruscemi/Burke – the amalgam of Weaver-Bruscemi LLC (Mark Weaver and Mike Bruscemi) and Burke Racing Stable LLC (Weaver-Bruscemi along with the Burke family matriarch Sylvia) – did well in Dan Patch Awards announced earlier in the week by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), and now they have established a breeding operation, largely of former racehorse stars, which has risen enough to be honored with Dan Patch Breeders Awards.