With the calendar turned to November, the last of the Illinois-bred stakes are behind us, and that usually means conditioned or claiming series have arrived. In this case, they have at Hawthorne on Saturday night (Nov. 4) where the first of three “Pop-Up” series legs will be contested.
Author: by Mike Paradise, for the IHHA
Diamond Creek reveals stallion plan for homebred Confederate
Fresh off the thrills of a Breeders Crown victory, Diamond Creek has announced that Confederate will be standing in 2024 in Pennsylvania.
Strawberry Fields, Bloodhound Track’Master’s at Big M
Strawberry Fields upped her winning streak to three while Bloodhound scored a second straight victory in their respective TrackMaster Series (rating of 74 or less) pacing finals at the Meadowlands Friday night (Nov. 3).
Tactical Approach headlines Hoosier sophomore stakes winners
A week removed from the 40th edition of the Breeders Crown, Harrah’s Hoosier Park once again played host to some of the sport’s brightest stars in a quartet of sophomore stakes on Friday (Nov. 3). The beat went on for the 2023 Hambletonian champion, Tactical Approach, who added yet another stakes score to his resume with a dominant performance in the $205,000 Carl Erskine.
Milleniums Girl cruises to feature win at Vernon
Milleniums Girl and driver Barton Dalious captured the $6,500 pacing feature for fillies and mares at Vernon Downs on Friday (Nov. 3).
Cousin Margie turns tables on Fancy Hill in Northville distaff
Cousin Margie and driver Lindsay Moen turned the tables on Fancy Hill and driver Skip DeMull in capturing the $9,500 Open Pace for mares in 1:56.3 Friday night (Nov. 3) at Northville Downs.
Woodbine to adjust claiming scale
On Wednesday (Nov. 1), Woodbine Entertainment announced an increase on claiming prices, effective Dec. 1.
Lorraine Cunningham, 76, dies
Lorraine Cunningham, 76, of Warwick, N.Y., passed Oct. 31, 2023.
Pasta Momma cooks up Open win at Rosecroft
Closing from eighth last week, Pasta Momma simply had too far to come to catch Talk Show Chica in last week’s Mares Open at Rosecroft. On Tuesday night (Oct. 31), Jonathan Roberts put the 3-year-old Huntsville filly on the front and she did not let him down, winning in 1:52.4.
Midland Acres online auction begins Wed.
Wednesday (Nov. 1) is the first day of bidding for the Midland Acres online yearling auction.