M-M’s Dream returned to win another renewal of the Grade 2 $181,000 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for open trotting mares, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at The Meadowlands.
Author: by Frank Cotolo, for The Meadowlands
Captain Optimistic rallies for Cane Pace score
Captain Optimistic and driver Dexter Dunn found room to the outside after coming out of the last turn and battled past Madden Oaks and Papis Pistol in deep stretch to win Saturday’s $227,350 Grade 2 Cane Pace in 1:48.1 at The Meadowlands.
Miki And Minnie magnificent in Shady Daisy
Following odds-on triumphs in the Jerry Silverman Memorial and Tompkins-Geers Stakes, 1-9 favorite Miki And Minnie made easy work of her six foes in the $95,650 Grade 3 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at the Meadowlands, equaling her 1:48.3 lifetime mark and scoring her third consecutive Big M stakes win in the act.
Topsham Fair harness meet opens on Sunday
Harness racing makes a triumphant return to Maine’s mid-coast area on Sunday (Aug. 3) when the 171st edition of the Topsham Fair kicks off its five day race-meet with a stellar 10-race card scheduled to get underway at 4 pm (EDT).
Massive Speed looms large at Cumberland
Massive Speed showed that he is the big man on campus this season in the Maine Sire Stakes 3-year-old male pacing division, picking up his fifth in a row on Friday (Aug. 1) at Cumberland Raceway.
OHHA to livestream races from Ross and Richland County Fairs
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the upcoming Ross County and Richland County fairs.
‘Odds On’ fillies sweep First Lady Pace at Scioto Downs
Trainer Virgil Morgan has been the leading conditioner at Eldorado Scioto Downs for nearly three decades, so it’s not surprising that a pair of his sophomore pacing fillies would sweep the $142,000 (div.) First Lady Pace in Ohio State Fair action Friday (August 1) evening at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Be Perfect BG stays perfect, completes NJSS sweep
Be Perfect BG kept her undefeated record intact with a devastating 1:50.1 score over six rivals in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Friday (Aug. 1) at the Meadowlands, knocking 1-3/5 seconds off her previous lifetime mark and equaling the season’s fastest mile from a 2-year-old pacer.
Aperfect Annie is truly perfection for her connections
Horses are named long before their careers commence, but on occasion humans hit the bullseye and Aperfect Annie’s team threw the perfect dart. The filly will take on nine rivals on Saturday (Aug. 2) at The Meadowlands in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks and demonstrate her prowess.
Twist Little Girl N dominates distaff feature at Running Aces
The Thursday night (July 31) harness racing program at Running Aces featured the top pacing mares in Minnesota with a field of seven going into battle for the $15,500 Mares Open Handicap.