Harness racing’s United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC), hosted by Shenandoah Downs, held its first event of the season on Saturday (April 13) and Dr. Scott Woogen was in the winner’s circle after piloting the nine-year-old gelding Baltimore Jack N (Auckland Reactor N) to a 1:56.1 win.
Author: by John Berry, for the United States Harness Driving Club
New payment format for Next Generation races at Scioto
Eldorado Scioto Downs has a new nomination structure for the Next Generation events that will be held on Saturday, July 6. The Next Generation is for Ohio sired 2-year-olds with all four divisions represented.
Cal Expo cards Kirk Breed, Sire Stakes
Blinded By Delight, a sparkling winner of last week’s Distaff Open, attempts a curtain call in Sunday’s (April 13) $12,500 Kirk Breed FFA for pacing fillies and mares, while Bin A Mystery looks to continue his winning ways in the $20,000 California Sires Stakes for 4-year-old pacing males.
Girouard, Shults, and Slendorn victorious in MADC races at the Big M
With the wind once again playing a factor on the Friday night (April 12) card in north Jersey, on or near the lead was where the track bias was playing. Well, that was true for the pro races but not in two of the three MADC events.
‘Rocket’, ‘Paige’ complete TrackMaster sweeps at Big M
On a Friday night (April 12) at The Meadowlands that required a lot of hat-holding, where wind gusts surged as high as 33 miles an hour, Just A Rocket Man and Paige Perfect completed three-race sweeps of their respective TrackMaster Series for pacers.
Lit De Rose earns millionaire status with Matchmaker Series victory
Lit De Rose became the sport’s newest millionaire when she captured her $40,000 division of the final preliminary leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway on Friday (April 12) night for trainer-driver Patrick Lachance.
Cumberland Maine qualifiers on RTN
First Tracks Cumberland is pleased to announce that the initial qualifying races slated for Saturday (April 6) will be broadcast live on the Race Track Network (RTN). The action starts at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) in a little over 10 days.
Desperate Man, Rocknroll Runa A score again in MGM Borgata Pacing Series
Desperate Man and Rocknroll Runa A improved to two-for-two in this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series by taking their respective $50,000 divisions of the second leg on Monday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Collecting wins in the other sections were Dunkin’ and Whats Stanley Got A.
Gallic Beach wins Third Annual War Horse Invitational at Bally’s Dover
Eight veterans boasting almost 1,900 starts and 247 wins among them took to the Bally’s Dover oval Monday evening in the Third renewal of the War Horse Invitational, a race created several years ago to honor the classy veterans that continue racing into their later years.
USTA seeking Multi-Media Content Specialist
The U.S. Trotting Association is seeking a multi-media content specialist to work in the organization’s marketing and communications department.