A chilly May Saturday welcomed back Sire Stakes action at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Two $54,000 divisions of the Bye Bye Byrd as well as four Stallion Series divisions for 3-year-old pacing colts kicked off the 2026 Sires Stake season.
Author: By Tyler Stillings, for the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association
Brutalizer does it again at Cumberland
This week’s battle of Maine’s top trotters did not disappoint as Brutalizer renewed his year-long battle with Big Al M and emerged the victor on Friday (May 1) at First Tracks Cumberland.
Practical Man takes Big M feature
Practical Man got his 3-year-old season off to a good start Friday night at The Meadowlands, as the Tom Fanning trainee made the lead at the half and just held on at the wire to score in the featured $20,000 high-end conditioned event for sophomore male trotters.
M-M-S Bud surprises in Hoosier Open win
M-M-S Bud driven by LeWayne Miller for trainer Alvin Miller pulled off the upset as the longest shot on the board to find the winner’s circle in the star-studded $22,000 Open Pace at Hoosier on Friday (May 1).
Brett Beckwith update 5/1
Meadowlands executive and USTA director Jason Settlemoir on Friday (May 1) offered the following update on his Facebook page about driver Brett Beckwith.
Big M Championship Meet kicks off on Derby Day
It’s time for harness racing fans who love stakes races to get out their magic markers and circle some dates on their calendars as this weekend marks the beginning of The Meadowlands’ Championship Meet.
Burgess bombards Bangor Raceway
Trainer Emily Burgess mounted an unrelenting assault on the Bangor Raceway winners circle on Wednesday (April 29), releasing three well-armored steeds on the unsuspecting opposition while deftly landing three precision salvos on the Queen City finish line.
Major European stakes season getting underway
After the focus in European trotting during the winter months has primarily revolved around the French Winter Meeting at Vincennes, the major-stakes season is now getting underway in the other countries.
USTA unveils redesigned race program page
As part of the rollout of graded and restricted race designations highlighting the sport’s top-tier events, the U.S. Trotting Association has introduced a redesigned race program page, distributed to U.S. tracks earlier this week.
Surreal Ideal brings a 12-race win streak to the Pacey Mindlin Memorial on Saturday at Miami Valley
Surreal Ideal has been on a dreamlike roll for trainer/co-owner Vernon Beachy. The 8-year-old male pacer will bring a 12-race win streak to Saturday’s (May 2) Grade 3 $100,000 “The Wizard” Pacey Mindlin Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway, and he has not missed a paycheck in 52 consecutive starts dating back to November 2023.