On Saturday, Dec. 7, the SOA of NY held their Board of Trustees and Directors meetings.
Author: by Patrick O’Brien, SOA of NY executive director
Cumberland cancels Sunday, postponed to Monday
First Tracks Cumberland has cancelled racing for Sunday (Dec. 8) due to the inclement weather.
Drew Campbell secures 6,000th win at Cumberland
Veteran reinsman Drew Campbell skillfully secured lifetime driving victory number 6,000 on Saturday at Cumberland Raceway, winning three races overall on the mid-day racing program.
Carryovers galore Sunday night at MGM Northfield Park
Not only could you see fireworks in the distant sky, but the “home of the flying turns” sent off their own rockets with multiple longshots winning on the card. It wreaked havoc on all the multi-race sequences.
Big Skewy N pulls off big upset at Big M
Everything went Big Skewy N’s way in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $40,000 Preferred Handicap for pacers, as the Scott Blackler trainee gunned down the razor-sharp Maximus Miki in deep stretch as the longest shot on the board.
Illinois bred series continues at Hawthorne
Round two of the series for ICF 2- or 3-year-old horses without $20,000 in lifetime earnings takes over the spotlight at Hawthorne Saturday night.
McGwire Sowers slams into his 1,000th win at Cumberland
McGwire Sowers drove a grand slam of four winners on Friday at Cumberland Raceway, which also gave the ‘Rising Star’ his 1,000th career victory.
Full House in Prix du Bourbonnais
When entries were announced on Thursday (Dec. 5) for the second qualifying race of the Winter Meeting for the Prix d’Amerique, the interest was so high that seven horses were eliminated.
Valar Dohaeris game in Big M feature
Facing the likes of Twin B Joe Fresh, Kobes Gigi and Grace Hill all year long can make 12 months feel like a whole lot more when you have no wins, but trainer Ake Svanstedt found just the right spot for his 5-year-old pacer Valar Dohaeris to perk up in Friday night’s $27,500 Open 2 Handicap for fillies and mares at The Meadowlands, and she responded with her first victory of 2024 in her 14th start.
Winbak Farm selling seven weanlings
Winbak Farm will be offering seven pacing weanlings with stakes-winning pedigrees on onGait.com starting Friday, Dec. 6. The listings will close on Monday, Dec. 9.