P L Pasquale got his third win in a row on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Plainridge Park despite moving up in class each week, taking a new lifetime mark in the $25,000 Baystate Special.
Author: by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Hey Porter takes victory in Philly feature
They were three across the track at the finish of the $13,500 conditioned trot for developing horses on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the 3-year-old Greenshoe gelding Hey Porter taking advantage of the perfect trip to catch determined pacesetter Moni Buys Happynes by a neck while taking a new mark of 1:55.
Hilltop Sonar takes Dayton feature
Hilltop Sonar used a perfect pocket trip to overcome sloppy track conditions and nine rivals to take the $18,000 featured conditioned claiming trot on Tuesday (Nov. 18) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Paul Gsell, 87, dies
Paul Douglas Gsell, 87, of Crumpton, Md., died Nov. 17, 2025, at Corsica Hills, in Centreville, Md.
‘Thiskiss’ wins second-round DSBF showdown
On the heels of his 2:01 win in the first round, Thiskissformaryell withstood a late challenge from fellow opening-leg winner Topflight Champion to post a career-best 1:58.4 win in the first of two $20,000 second-round preliminary events in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old male trotters on Tuesday (Nov. 18) at Bally’s Dover.
Ranger rolls with four at Plainridge
Driver Bruce Ranger put himself back into first place in the dash driving competition after he won four races on the Tuesday (Nov. 18) card at Plainridge Park, including accomplishing a natural hat trick in races five, six and seven.
Choco Charlie wins Pocono series final
The Andover Hall gelding Choco Charlie, after three second-place finishes and three thirds in his last six starts, found a great time to regain his winning ways, taking the $20,000 Winter Is Coming Trotting Series final on Tuesday (Nov. 18) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
District 5 (Illinois) holds annual membership meeting
USTA District 5 chairperson Sam Lilly and directors Casey Leonard and Jim Miller hosted the annual District 5 meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 18) via Zoom.
MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series opening round drawn
Four $50,000 first-round splits of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series will headline Monday’s (Nov. 24) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Kentucky to offer 85 harness dates in 2026
The Kentucky Standardbred racing season in 2026 will begin March 23 at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming and conclude Nov. 12 at Cumberland Run, based on a dates schedule published by the Kentucky Horse Racing & Gaming Corporation.