The HarnessRacing.com Red Carpet Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, will feature live interviews from the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, NY on Sunday, July 5 starting at 5:30 p.m. prior to the U.S. Trotting Association’s livestream of the induction ceremonies.
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USTA adds new abbreviations to charts and program pages
The U.S. Trotting Association has added three new chart comment abbreviations to give racing officials the ability to provide more precise detail in documenting incidents during a race while providing greater detail and transparency for participants, handicappers and fans.
Judge extends Hawthorne deadline for bids
On Monday (June 29), a bankruptcy court judge in Illinois extended the deadline for Hawthorne Race Course to accept bids to purchase the racetrack according to a story in BloodHorse.
Inexpressable rallies to MGM Yonkers Trot title
Add an extra quarter of a mile to the $250,000 Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot, and you have a recipe for a wild finish. That proved to be the case on Friday night (June 26) when Inexpressable and driver Tim Tetrick rallied off of a third-over cover trip and charged by the field to capture the opening leg of Trotting’s Triple Crown at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Fragment first in MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final
Fragment, who was last year’s New York Sire Stakes, Big Apple and Matron winner, rebounded off a third-place finish in the sire stakes most recently at Buffalo to capture the Grade 2 $200,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers on Friday night (June 26) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger, which was conducted at the distance of a mile and a quarter this year, is the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown.
Red Mile to host “Babies on Broadway” 2YO qualifiers July 1
As preparations continue for the 2026 live harness racing season, The Red Mile will host a special day of 2-year-old qualifying races, “Babies on Broadway” presented by Wiesman Farms, on Wednesday, July 1 beginning at noon (ET).
Breakfast with the Babies session produces season’s fastest 2-year-old trotter
East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands Racetrack hosted the final Breakfast with the Babies session of the month on Friday (June 26) under cloudy conditions with temperatures in the mid-70s and a track…
Maine’s glamour boys come to Cumberland
Two $15,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlight the Saturday (June 27) card at Cumberland Raceway with the formerly unbeaten Real Horrorshow looking to avenge his only lifetime loss.
Margaret Rousseau, 74, dies
The horse racing world was very saddened to learn that Margaret (Mugsie) Rousseau passed away suddenly at her home in Flint, Michigan, on Thursday, June 18. Her sister, Barb, had coined her unusual nickname when they were kids. Family teased Barb about Bugs in her hair, and with the M initial for Margaret, Barb started calling her Mugs.
Ciuffetelli wires rivals in Yonkers NAADA Trot
Tony Ciuffetelli protected position from the pylon draw with Yucatan Party Man and rejected all challengers to the finish of a 2:01.3 mile for a narrow victory in the lone $13,100 division of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot on Thursday night (June 25) at Yonkers Raceway.