Vernon Downs played host to the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) for 3-year-old trotters on Friday (June 12).
Author: by John Horne, for Vernon Downs
Sat. races at West Liberty (Iowa) canceled
The harness racing program scheduled for Saturday (June 13) at West Liberty has been canceled due to poor track conditions.
Konesky and Brandt series finals held at Scioto
The $30,000 finals of the John Konesky and Richard Brandt series for trotters were held at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (June 11).
‘Pickup’ powers by in Big M feature
Curbside Pickup used a dimension of his game rarely seen to make it to the winner’s circle at the conclusion of the Thursday night (June 11) feature at the Meadowlands, a $16,000 claiming handicap pace for horses in for a tag of no less than $20,000 and no more than $23,000.
Dan D Man Can, San Patricio stay perfect In INSS
A pair of sophomore trotting colts remained perfect on the season as Dan D Man Can and San Patricio took their respective second-round Indiana Sires Stakes divisions on Thursday (June 11) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Beckwith’s road back to racing
A fraction of a second can be a defining moment. Winners are determined by a fraction of a second. Records are made in a fraction of a second. Anything can happen in a fraction of a second.
Two Fold Cold, Rocket Deo take seasonal marks in Plainridge features
Open events for both male and female pacers were featured at Plainridge Park on Thursday (June 11) afternoon, and the winners of each put forth the best miles of their year to this point.
Engblom sweeps exacta in Philly feature; Ryder reaches 2,000 wins
“Trottin’ Thuirsday” (June 11) was as usual in full effect at Harrah’s Philadelphia, as both fast-class and developing horses had feature races during the first card of the local racing week.
All-star lineup for stakes-filled Pepsi North America Cup card
Woodbine Mohawk Park is ready to dish out over C$2.5 million in purses for Saturday’s (June 13) Pepsi North America Cup card.
Oak Grove trotting feature no contest; Handsome Stranger wins pacing feature
The $17,000 featured trot on the Tuesday (June 9) card at Oak Grove was declared a “no contest” following an accident on the last turn involving two horses, both of whom emerged uninjured.