Woodbine Entertainment and the Hambletonian Society are pleased to announce TreadXperts and Toyo Tires as the presenting sponsors of the 2025 Breeders Crown at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Author: by Mark McKelvie, for Woodbine Entertainment
Big M Breakfast With The Babies begins Saturday
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us as the long wait for the next crop of freshmen pacers and trotters to perform is at an end with baby races getting underway across the continent.
Edward Robert “Bob” Cain, Sr., 86, dies
Edward Robert “Bob” Cain, Sr., of Ridgeway, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Mohawk baby races start this weekend
Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to host its first two-year-old qualifiers of the season this weekend.
Melander has five of ten spots in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the 2025 Hambletonian, presented by FanDuel
This year, Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian is presented by FanDuel. Warkentin’s week one features the 2024 Dan Patch 2YO of the Year, Maryland in the top spot.
Babies get off to a quick start at Pocono
Two-year-olds took to the track en masse for the first baby races of the 2025 season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Desperate Man seeks to avenge losses in $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In Desperate Man’s case, luck never came his way. On Saturday (June 7), the husband-and-wife team of Travis and Alaina Alexander are hoping luck is finally on their side in the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park.
Marcus at home and loving it
Being a professional harness racing driver has gone full circle for Marcus Miller, and no one is happier about it than the 36-year-old Illinois native himself.
HarnessRacing.com Preview Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, returns for Battle of Lake Erie and North America Cup
The HarnessRacing.com Preview Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, returns to the air for two shows during the month of June with the Battle of Lake Erie from MGM Northfield Park on Saturday, June 7, at 5 p.m. and the Pepsi North America Cup on Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m.
SIU offers mare reproduction short courses
The Animal Science Short Course Program at Southern Illinois University will be hosting two upcoming short courses in mares: Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer at SIU on July 11–12 (Artificial Insemination) and July 13–14 (Embryo Transfer), 2025.