The Delaware (Ohio) County Fair hosted seven $20,000 fifth-leg divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for male trotters — four for freshmen and three for sophomores — as part of a 21-race card on the third day of its five-day meet on Tuesday (Sept. 22).
Author: by Wes Mayberry, for the Ohio Harness Horsemen 's Association
Disturbed Hanover springs Harrington upset
The Wiz Kids Stable’s Disturbed Hanover ($45.60, Barton Dalious) sprang an upset in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (Sept. 22) over a sloppy track at Harrington Raceway.
Dunn strikes grand slam in KY Golden Rod finals
Dexter Dunn, the leading driver of the 2026 meeting at the Red Mile by a sizeable margin, added four more victories to his holster inside of the eight $50,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series finals contested on the Tuesday (Sept. 22) card.
Southpaw takes 1:49.3 mark at Plainridge
Southpaw took a new lifetime record by way of a 1:49.3 win in one of the two $19,000 upper-level conditioned paces that shared top billing on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at Plainridge Park.
Snowonthepines gets No. 19 at Farmington (Maine)
Snowonthepines, Maine’s top 3-year-old pacing filly, picked up her 19th lifetime win on Monday (Sept. 21) at the Farmington Fair by way of a wire-to-wire score in a non-wagering $17,209 Maine Sire Stakes event, and she retained her perfect record in doing so.
Excelsior Finals headline Tioga finale
The New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Finals took center stage on closing night at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19), and the evening ended with fireworks. All eight finals each raced for a purse of $100,000.
Flagman heads Plano grand slam at Hoosier
The Rick Plano barn was firing on all cylinders on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, racking up four wins, including the co-featured $22,000 Open Trot, with Flagman piloted by Kevin Lambright.
MacDonald snaps seven scores at Batavia
Driver Brett MacDonald put on a brilliant display of equine erudition Saturday (Sept. 19) night at Batavia Downs as he won seven of the 10 races he was carded to steer, including victories in both feature races and posting a natural grand slam in races 7 through 10. Four of his seven winners were trained by David Russo, who garnered a grand slam of his own.
Capt Jack Hanover captures Vernon feature
Capt Jack Hanover (John MacDonald) cruised to an easy win in the $5,500 featured pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19).
GLADA hosts international drivers at The Meadows
The Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) played host to amateur drivers from Sweden and the Netherlands on Thursday (Sept. 17) and Friday (Sept. 18) in the GLADA International Series.