Three-year-old colt and gelding trotters took center stage on Tuesday (Aug. 11) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for sophomore trotters that served as co-features going for purses of $82,500 and $81,000, respectively.
Author: by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Casino Hotel
Mohawk entry box remains open for Saturday
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office would like to inform trainers the entry box for this Saturday’s card (Aug. 15) will remain open until Wednesday morning (Aug. 12) at 10:30 a.m.
Easter Bb equals track trot record in BSS at Urbana
Easter Bb equaled the trotting track record at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana, OO, to highlight the 11-race Buckeye Stallion Series card on Monday (Aug. 10). The track hosted six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for freshman colt trotters and five $20,000 divisions of the second leg for freshman filly pacers.
Champaign County (OH) Fair reschedules Tuesday races due to weather
Due to storm damage and additional expected storms, the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, OH, is closed to the general public Tuesday (Aug. 11), and harness racing has been canceled.
101st Hambletonian to air on CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network will present a 60-minute telecast of the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian from The Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Aug. 9, from 6-7 p.m. (EDT). The Hambletonian is the second leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. A second replay of the show will occur on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 11a.m. (EDT).
BSS 3 year old filly pacers featured at Scioto Downs
Eldorado Scioto Downs played host to three $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly pacers on Friday (Aug. 7).
Aintmyfirstro Deo completes NJSS sweep, remains undefeated
Aintmyfirstro Deo made easy work of his four foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four.
Purple Haze Stables-owned fillies shine in NYSS at Yonkers
Chapizzy and Seveallisto, a pair of daughters of Chapter Seven owned by Purple Haze Stables LLC., scored victories in their respective New York Sire Stakes splits for 2-year-old filly trotters on Friday night (August 7) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Libfeld, Svanstedt, Williams elected to Hall of Fame; Lefkowitz, Rinker to Communicators Hall
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is pleased to announce the election of Al Libfeld, Åke Svanstedt and Russell Williams to the greatest honor in the industry, membership in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
USHWA has also elected the late Barry Lefkowitz and Kim Rinker to the pinnacle of their profession, membership in the Communicators Hall of Fame.
Saturday HarnessRacing.com Show to feature Hambletonian drivers
The HarnessRacing.com Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, which will showcase the top drivers in this year’s $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian at The Meadowlands, is scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 8) at 11 a.m.