The Maryland harness racing circuit returns to the Capital Region on Monday (Sept. 14) when Rosecroft Raceway kicks off its 2026 Fall Meeting.
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Rosecroft to host qualifiers Thursday
Horsepeople who are competing at Rosecroft Raceway’s upcoming Fall Meeting are advised that a pre-meet qualifying session will take place Thursday (Sept. 10) beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT).
Promising rookies again in Pocono spotlight
Just as they were the day before, in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championships, 2-year-olds were the name of the game on Tuesday (Sept. 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with five $16,000 events for rookies the central attraction. Matt Kakaley drove three of trainer Lucas Wallin’s trotting babies to victory amidst a five-win afternoon.
Jett Propelled wins again at Harrington
Jett Propelled ($5.40, Jason Thompson) gave her owner/trainer, Robert Shahan, the best birthday present on Tuesday (Oct. 8): a 1:54 win in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace at Harrington Raceway.
Gretchen Athearn scores 1,000th training win
When Acushla Machree N won the featured $25,000 Open Handicap for pacing fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 8), she gave Gretchen Athearn the 1,000th training win of her career.
Showboat Shooting sharp in Northville score
Showboat Shooting, with driver/trainer Lauren Harmon in tow, left hard and never looked back en route to a 1:57.2 victory in Tuesday’s (Sept. 8) $9,000 conditioned pacing feature at Northville Downs at the Barry Expo.
Hoof Beats: Ardent Advocate
When it comes to how Andy Roberts, DVM, feels about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), the USTA director and treasurer not only talks the talk but walks the walk.
Open Mike: Baffling Biology
Occasionally, a story lands on the front page or drifts into your news feed, and you get that strange feeling that you’ve been here before. Not the details — they’re always different — but the questions underneath them. It’s like hearing an old song played in a new key. You find yourself momentarily paused, shaking your head a little and thinking, I know this story. I’ve seen it before, just in a place nobody would have expected.
Tyler Miller ‘crushes’ Philly competition
Tyler Miller spent much of his spring and early summer in Kentucky, racing at Oak Grove and the local fairs with an occasional trip back east, but now he is concentrating on the Mid-Atlantic states – and he made an impact at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 3) by winning both trotting features with “Team Orange Crush” horses.
Batavia Downs gears up for Labor Day weekend
Labor Day traditionally marks the end of the summer season, and Batavia Downs is planning on helping it go out with a bang with a full slate of racing and activities scheduled all weekend.