On To Norway ground down odds-on favorite Super Chapter through the far turn en route to becoming the fastest 4-year-old male trotter on a five-eighths-mile track and the fastest trotter ever at Eldorado Scioto Downs with his 1:50 win over Emoticon Legacy in Saturday’s (Oct. 24) $600,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown Open Trot.
Author: by James Witherite, for the Breeders Crown
Jake Patrick Hanley, 38, dies
Jake Patrick Hanley, 38, of Felton, Del., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, following a sudden and rapidly-progressing illness. He was deeply loved by his family and many friends.
Beau Jangles to sell at Standardbred Horse Sale
Champion Beau Jangles p,3,1:47.2 – ’26 ($1,638,611), the only current Horse of the Year to ever be offered at public auction, will be featured in the supplement to the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, PA on Friday, Nov. 6.
Perfect Body, Seine score in Big M’s Kindergarten
Perfect Body and Seine hit victory lane in two of six $25,000 divisions of the fifth and final leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds at The Meadowlands Friday night (Oct. 23).
Bruce Allen Sturgeon, 65, dies
Bruce Allen Sturgeon, 65, of Lebanon passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 after a brief illness. Born Sept. 22, 1961 in Venison, OH, to Harold Raymond and Anna (nee: Burris) Sturgeon, Bruce dedicated his life and career to driving and training harness racehorses. After some long work days, Bruce could be found spending some time with friends at Nikki’s Tavern in Lebanon.
Prince Hal Hanover to stand at Blue Chip Farms
Dr. J Stallion Management and Blue Chip Farms are proud to announce that Prince Hal Hanover, p, 3, 1:47.2m ($1,785,454) will stand in New York at Blue Chip Farms commencing with the 2027 breeding season.
Virginia Breeder’s Championship Series gets underway at Shenandoah Downs
Hagerman Racing’s impressive 2-year-old gelding trotter In The Worst Way captured his fifth straight race in a $10,000 Virginia Breeders prep division Saturday (Oct. 17) at Shenandoah Downs as round number one of the 29th annual Virginia Breeders Championship Series kicked off. A second round of preps and eliminations will take place next weekend in advance of the $400,000 “Day of Champions” card on Oct. 31.
Quality fast racing and “Pink Out Day” headline Sunday at Philly
The Sweet Lou sophomore gelding Toast Of The Town, last seen getting a luckless trip in his Jug elimination, on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 18) returned to the state where he had scored three stakes wins at as many tracks and won the $14,000 featured pace for up-and-coming horses easily in 1:51.2.
Lloyd’s Loves a wire-to-wire winner at Saratoga
Lloyd’s Loves was a two-time Open winner at Saratoga Casino Hotel during the springtime. A six-figure earner in 2025, the Edwin Quevedo-trained mare moved closer to $100,000 banked in the 2026 campaign Sunday (Oct. 11) when she went coast-to-coast to score in the matinee’s featured race.
Richard “Rick” Alan Dingledine, 66, dies
Richard “Rick” Alan Dingledine, 66, of Mechanicsburg, Ohio passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.