It was a record breaking day in the Massachusetts Breeders Stake at Plainridge Park on Monday (Sept. 30) afternoon after three stake standards were rewritten by some of the finest state-bred 3-year-olds who were competing in the second leg of the series whose five races were valued at $305,000.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Dandy Ideal wins, threatens Pocono track record
Dandy Ideal, a freshman American Ideal gelding out of OK Heavenly, won in “nw2” company during the Monday afternoon (Sept. 30) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan PA, with his final time of 1:51.1 only three fifths of a second off the Pocono track record for his division, the 1:50.3 set by Yankee Bounty 10 years ago.
Meadows Monday memo
The Meadows is now into its fall racing schedule, with three days of racing per week. This week, post time will be 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of HISA
According to a story in BloodHorse, “The United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that legal challenges to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act have little likelihood of success.”
Thirteen USTA Directors’ terms set to expire; Challengers must file by Oct. 1
The United States Trotting Association reminds its members that the terms of 13 USTA membership district directors are set to expire during the Association’s next election cycle, which will conclude with the seating of the Board of Directors at its annual meeting in Columbus on Saturday, March 9, 2025.
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals backs HISA
According to Blood-Horse, “The United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that legal challenges to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act have little likelihood of success.
Another alarming HISA penalty for Thoroughbred trainer
The Thoroughbred Daily News story, “Proclaiming His Innocence, Trainer Jorge Duarte, Jr. Is Finding Out How Tough It Is To Fight HIWU,” describes another example of how HISA is penalizing a Thoroughbred trainer for trace amounts of the prohibited drug methamphetamine.
Retta J. McNeil, 85, dies
Retta J. McNeil, age 85, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Jiggy Jog S up to No. 2 in Top 10
Jiggy Jog S, the winner of this past Saturday’s MGM Yonkers International Trot, made the biggest move in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll’s Top 10, vaulting from fourth to second in the Week 13 rankings released Tuesday.
HISA’s bid for rehearing denied by 5th Circuit; Act still unconstitutional; Circuit Court split makes Supreme Court likely next stop
A Monday (Sept. 9) order out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit shot down a request for a rarely granted “en banc” procedure that the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) Authority and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had asked for last month.