Two $16,000-plus divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotters went postward on Friday (Oct. 2) at the Cumberland Fair, with the sophomore leaders continuing their dominance in their respective classes.
Author: by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
Unbeaten Kountry Plunge among Big Apple elimination winners at Vernon
Vernon Downs played host to eight Big Apple elimination winners for freshmen fillies as well as their counterpart colts & geldings on Friday (Oct. 2). All eliminations raced for $20,000. All the qualifiers will race for $250,000 on Friday (Oct. 9).
Odds On Mr Mamba, Somemore Blue headline INSS winners at Hoosier
Three-year-old pacing colts and fillies brought the preliminary rounds of Indiana Sire Stakes to a close at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Oct. 2). North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba returned after a month away to headline two splits for pacing colts, while Somemore Blue remained red-hot notching her fourth straight to get top billing of the three filly splits.
Fifth And Five ties track record at Plainridge Park
Only weeks removed from his epic track record-tying performance in the prestigious Gold Cup and Saucer at Red Shores Racetrack in Prince Edward Island, Fifth And Five shipped into Massachusetts and tied the track record for a 4-year-old pacing horse in the $24,000 Open Handicap pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (Oct. 2).
OSS Veteran Championships Sunday at Northfield Park
Sunday night (Oct. 4) Northfield Park plays host to the $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Finals for 4-year-olds and up, across all four divisions.
D A Johnny Cash breaks OSS record for rookie trotting colts with first Gold triumph
D A Johnny Cash set a 1:52.3 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record for 2-year-old trotting colts while winning the lone C$150,000 OSS Gold Leg 5 event on Friday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Verily smashes OSS record for rookie trotting fillies with 1:53 Gold triumph
Verily smashed the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record for 2-year-old trotting fillies, previously shared by four fillies, with a 1:53 score in the first of two $100,000 OSS Gold Leg 5 events on Friday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Fellow division leader Major Contender won the second Gold test in 1:54.1.
Ricki Lyn Martindale, 73, dies
RICKI LYN MARTINDALE, age 73 of Washington CH, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 1:39 a.m. while surrounded by his wife of 55 years and loving family. He passed peacefully at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe after a short fight with infection following health issues in the recent year.
Jailhouse Pearl looks to add to impressive resume in OSS Veteran Championship
Jailhouse Pearl’s list of achievements is impressive. An Ohio Fairs Championship winner as a freshman, she went on to become an Ohio Sires Stakes champion and the Ohio 3-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year last season. Now she’s looking to add an OSS Veteran Championship to her resume.
Hambo Society, Harrah’s Hoosier Park announce 2027 Hambletonian date
The 102nd edition of the $1 million Hambletonian, the most prestigious event in harness racing, will be raced on Saturday, Aug. 21 in 2027 at the new venue of Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Anderson, IN.