Just Applause and Odds On Put Option, both driven by Tim Tetrick, won their respective $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund divisions for 2-year-olds on Tuesday (Oct. 7) at Harrington Raceway to complete a sweep of the two preliminary legs.
Author: by Matt Sparacino, for Harrington Raceway
Four in a row for Two Birds Onestone
On Tuesday’s (Oct. 7) harness racing program at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center, Two Birds Onestone and driver Jennifer Main won their fourth start in a row since coming to the Hastings, Mich., oval.
My Degenerate sets multiple records in Mass. stakes
The $2.4 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes returned to Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 7) with seven events featuring 3-year-old trotters and pacers. The undoubted star of the show was My Degenerate (Muscle Hill-Decadence), who set new stakes and track records and became the fastest 3-year-old trotting gelding ever bred in the Bay State after going gate-to-wire in the lone $75,000 trotting division for colts and geldings, stopping the clock in 1:53.1.
Bay Breeze Hanover breezes to Pocono victory
The 3-year-old Bar Hopping filly Bay Breeze Hanover turned in the race of her life in Tuesday’s (Oct. 7) $15,500 featured trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, overcoming a hard trip while posting a lifetime best of 1:54.3.
October Hoof Beats: Shining Star
The October issue of Hoof Beats features Brett Beckwith, who, on the heels of his first Meadowlands driving premiership, will represent the United States at the 2025 World Driving Championship, held next month in New Zealand.
Hoof Beats: All in the Joints
Multiple studies indicate that joint injuries are prevalent not only among Standardbred racehorses, but also across the board in many other equine disciplines. Jennifer Selvig, DVM, equine medical director at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital, in Prior Lake, Minn., provides an informed perspective into the care, prevention and treatment of equine joint injuries.
Hoof Beats: Refund Culture
For an industry that prides itself on tradition, have we gotten too soft? Are we protecting the intended?
Fields set for 133rd Kentucky Futurity, 60th Kentucky Filly Futurity
The Red Mile drew the fields for the 133rd renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity and the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Filly Futurity, the marquee races of the annual Grand Circuit meet that will be contested on Sunday (Oct. 5).
Smiths take Dayton distaff pace
The father-son training and driving duo of Jeff and Tyler Smith have gone back-to-back in consecutive weeks by winning the $28,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Plainridge Open winners repeat; Beckwith wins five
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events headlines the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 2) and both winners scored their second straight victories at the top level.