Dexter Dunn is heading to Stockholm, Sweden this coming weekend (May 30 & 31), and it will not be purely a vacation — he is set to drive in no fewer than 10 races at Solvalla.
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA senior newsroom correspondent
Ken Hanover resolute in Auger Memorial victory
Ken Hanover and driver Tim Tetrick made a three-wide move on the final turn to overtake dueling leaders Maximus Miki and Coaches Corner, then held off a swarm of rivals in the stretch to win Sunday’s (May 24) $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial Invitational by a neck over Mossdale Ben N in 1:49.2 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Undefeated Another C Note leads Super Sunday PASS winners
Another C Note stayed undefeated in three Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminary starts and seven races overall in 2026, lowering his mark to 1:50.3 in one of three $37,335 divisions on Harrah’s Philadelphia’s Super Sunday card (May 24).
Summer KYSS series action kicks off Monday
All four Kentucky Sire Stakes spring series champions — Harrisburg Heist, Gimpanzee Dancer, Three Times Bettor and Aperfect Annie — will look to begin their respective summer series on a winning note as Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel plays host to six first-round $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes events for 4-year-olds on Monday (May 25).
All stakes Memorial Day card set at Hoosier Park
Harrah’s Hoosier Park is poised to kick off the first of eight rounds of Indiana Sire Stakes for all four sophomore divisions on a special Memorial Day card Monday, May 25. The 15-race program will begin with a first post of 5:30 p.m., featuring seven splits of Indiana Sire Stakes, with the remainder of the card including $16,000 ISS Eligible events.
Sunday’s Ballard County (KY) Fair races canceled
Due to isolated heavy unexpected showers, the races previously postponed from Friday (May 22) at the Ballard County Fair in La Center, Kentucky that were rescheduled for Sunday (May 24) have been canceled.
Captain Optimistic in Philly record 1:48.1 in 2026 bow
Captain Optimistic left little doubt that he was ready for top-level competition as he won his 4-year-old debut Sunday (May 17) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:48.1, equaling the track record for pacing horses of his age.
World Of Wishes wins Open Pace at Tioga
World of Wishes (Braxten Boyd) captures the $14,000 featured Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (May 17).
$17K Pick-4 carryover Monday at Oak Grove
After the Pick-4 on Oak Grove Trotting Derby Day went unsolved, horseplayers will be treated to a $17,000 carryover and $50,000 guaranteed total pool in Monday’s (May 18) Pick-4 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Burnout stuns in Oak Grove Open; Three Times Bettor cruises
The pair of $30,000 Open events at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday (May 10) had starkly different payoff outcomes, but saw dominant performances from both Burnout and Three Times Bettor, who scored in the Open Pace and Fillies and Mares Open Pace respectively.