RL Turner, 85, of Shelbyville, Ky., died July 5, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Author: from the USTA Communications Department
Carbon Fiber sets Oak Grove track record with KYSS win
Carbon Fiber found a perfect trip from the pocket behind quick fractions and capitalized effortlessly in the stretch for a track-record victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on “Tuesday at the Trots” (July 14) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Adios My Lindy says ‘goodbye’ to Plainridge trotters
Getting in some good work before her upcoming stakes engagements, the 3-year-old Massachusetts-bred Adios My Lindy ripped off her third straight win after taking the $15,000 featured trot at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 14) by as many lengths as she pleased.
Five to receive SBOANJ scholarships
The recipients have been named for the 2026 scholarships awarded by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) and the Backstretch Community Assistance Program (BCAP).
Brandon Blvd prevails in dramatic Meadowlands Pace finish
Brandon Blvd took the lead on the backstretch and then held off a slew of challengers in the stretch to capture the Grade 1 $810,000 Meadowlands Pace, for 3-year-olds, in 1:48.1 Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Bythemissal gives Burke 17,000th win with G2 Haughton upset
Torrid fractions poised double millionaire Bythemissal for a furious bid from last down the center of the track to score his first stakes win as a 7-year-old with a 1:47 upset at 55-1 in the first of two $135,700 divisions of the Grade 2 William Haughton Memorial on Saturday night (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Loua Dipa wins G3 Silverman; Twin B Joe Fresh wins G2 Dorothy Haughton
Loua Dipa and Twin B Joe Fresh were powerful winners in graded stakes events at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 11) as part of the stakes-filled Meadowlands Pace program.
On To Norway becomes millionaire with G1 Maturity score
After taking on all comers in the Hoosier State as a sophomore, Indiana sensation On To Norway has proven worthy of the Grand Circuit stage so far in his 4-year-old season, following up his North American-record 1:48.3 score in last week’s Grade 2 Graduate Series final with a gutsy 2:04.3 victory over 1-1/8 miles in the Grade 1 $425,000 E.T. Gerry Jr. Hambletonian Maturity, for 4-year-old trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands.
Apex, Endurance win G3 Dancer divisions
Hambletonian hopefuls Apex and Endurance won their respective divisions of the Grade 3 Stanley Dancer Memorial, for 3-year-old male trotters, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands, both as favorites and both in 1:52.
Wilmington (OH) fair post time change
Post time for Tuesday (July 14) at the Clinton County fairgrounds, in Wilmington, Ohio, has been changed to 4 p.m.