New Zealand-bred Typhoon Banner backed up his victory in his division of the final preliminary round last week with a 1:58.3 win over the mile and a sixteenth distance of the inaugural $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final on Monday night (Dec. 16) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
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Philly pacing feature to Agedchedder Hanover
Chester, PA – Agedcheddar Hanover, who sat in the pocket last week and may have been bottomed out behind lightning fractions, went back to his come-from-behind ways Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia,…
2nd annual Dr. J Open House Dec. 18 at Scioto Downs
The second annual Dr. J Stallion Management Open house is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 from noon-3 pm in The Three Diamonds Room at Scioto Downs racetrack in Columbus, OH.
SOA of NY Dec. 7 meetings and elections recap
On Saturday, Dec. 7, the SOA of NY held their Board of Trustees and Directors meetings.
Cumberland cancels Sunday, postponed to Monday
First Tracks Cumberland has cancelled racing for Sunday (Dec. 8) due to the inclement weather.
Drew Campbell secures 6,000th win at Cumberland
Veteran reinsman Drew Campbell skillfully secured lifetime driving victory number 6,000 on Saturday at Cumberland Raceway, winning three races overall on the mid-day racing program.
Carryovers galore Sunday night at MGM Northfield Park
Not only could you see fireworks in the distant sky, but the “home of the flying turns” sent off their own rockets with multiple longshots winning on the card. It wreaked havoc on all the multi-race sequences.
Big Skewy N pulls off big upset at Big M
Everything went Big Skewy N’s way in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, a $40,000 Preferred Handicap for pacers, as the Scott Blackler trainee gunned down the razor-sharp Maximus Miki in deep stretch as the longest shot on the board.
Illinois bred series continues at Hawthorne
Round two of the series for ICF 2- or 3-year-old horses without $20,000 in lifetime earnings takes over the spotlight at Hawthorne Saturday night.
McGwire Sowers slams into his 1,000th win at Cumberland
McGwire Sowers drove a grand slam of four winners on Friday at Cumberland Raceway, which also gave the ‘Rising Star’ his 1,000th career victory.