The 134th edition of the $575,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity, the final jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown, will receive national airtime on Fox Sports 2 (FS2) Saturday afternoon (Oct. 2) for the final race of the 13-race card.
Author: by Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
Saturday Kentucky Futurity HarnessRacing.com Show to feature Tim Tetrick and Nancy Takter
The HarnessRacing.com Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, will be broadcast on Kentucky Futurity Day from The Red Mile at noon on Saturday (Oct. 3) and feature driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Nancy Takter.
Mohawk Monday entry box remains open
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s race office has announced that the entry box for this Monday’s (Oct. 5) card will remain open until Friday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Breeders Crown Charity Challenge Stallion Auction Oct. 6 in Lexington
A stallion breeding auction benefiting the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge (BCCC), presented by Prolific Equine, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Lexington Selected Sale.
USTA temporarily delays card processing fee implementation
The U.S. Trotting Association announced Thursday (Oct. 1) that it is temporarily delaying the implementation of the previously announced card processing fees.
Favorites deliver in INSS at Hoosier
The final leg of Indiana Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies and 3-year-old trotting fillies was contested on the 14-race Wednesday (Sept. 30) card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, yielding formful results as the chalk delivered in each of their splits.
Tarshish upsets in FM Open at Dayton
Tarshish used a patient drive from Jeremy Smith and the passing lane to score an 18-1 upset in the $30,000 Filly & Mare Open Pace Wednesday (Sept. 30) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Yonkers to offer 20% bonus day on Oct. 14
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York will be conducting a 20% bonus day on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Wall Of Fame puts undefeated record on the line in Friday Bluegrass Stakes
Andy and Julie Miller’s star freshman trotting filly Wall Of Fame aims to up her record from nine wins in nine starts when she competes as the even-money morning line chalk in the second of four divisions of the $377,000 Bluegrass Stakes for her cohort on Friday afternoon (Oct. 2) at The Red Mile.
AHDC makes donation to National Standardbred Horse Show
The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC), an organization for amateur drivers that competes at harness racing tracks in the Northeast, made a donation on Sept. 20 to the National Standardbred Horse Show, an annual showcase of Standardbreds organized by the Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey (SPHO-NJ).