Yonkers Raceway’s George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series has been rechristened the MGM Borgata Pacing Series, but it continues to attract the best Free-For-Allers around.
Author: by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
OHHA seeking publications, marketing, outreach assistant
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is looking to hire a Publications, Marketing and Outreach Assistant.
Carryovers galore Sunday at Hawthorne
A Saturday night (Feb. 29) full of upsets at Hawthorne has led to a Sunday (March 1) card that will have some sort of carryover covering the entire 10-race card. First post on Sunday at Hawthorne is 7:10 p.m. CST and a fast track is expected.
Yonkers’ Monday Pick-5 features $4,100 carryover, $15,000 guarantee
Monday evening’s (March 2) Yonkers Raceway’s Pick-5 wager starts with a carryover of $4,148.77 and a $15,000 guaranteed pool.
OHHA at OSU ATI
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute hosted a Buckeye Equine Field Day on Saturday (Feb. 29) at their campus in Wooster, OH and the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association was there to showcase the many different aspects of the Standardbred as well as the numerous career opportunities involved within harness racing.
Meadows Super Hi-5 Monday Jackpot over $12,000
Thanks to multiple carryovers, the jackpot for Monday’s Super Hi-5 at The Meadows stands at $12,651.31. The Meadows offers the wager on the final race of each live program.
None Bettor A noses ‘Trump’ in Big M feature
The Preferred Pace at the Meadowlands Saturday night (Feb. 29) may have lacked quantity, but it did not lack for quality – or a thrilling finish – as None Bettor A recorded a narrow victory over Trump Nation in 1:50.4.
Lean Hanover, Tookadiveoffdipper win Yonkers’ Saturday $40,000 co-features
Even-money Lean Hanover (Jim Marohn Jr., $4) and a repeating Tookadiveoffdipper (Eric Goodell, $19) held on and held sway Saturday night (Feb. 29), winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $40,000 co-features.
Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce to host Family Fun Day
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Family Fun Day at the Hawkinsville Harness Horse Training Center in Hawkinsville, Ga. on Saturday (March 7) from noon to 4 p.m. The Hawkinsville Harness Training Center is at 290 Abbeville Highway.
Face Time Bourbon wins Prix de Selection at Vincennes
It was an easy win for French trotting’s new superstar Face Time Bourbon with Björn Goop in the bike in the prestigious $100,000 Prix de Selection at Vincennes Saturday afternoon (Feb. 28).