Trotting colt Theo The King sold for $150,000 on Wednesday (Nov. 4) at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex to top the final yearling session of the Standardbred Horse Sale, which finished its three days of yearling offerings with its highest gross and average in four years.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Ohio YMCA members enjoy ‘Evening at the Races’
Countryside YMCA, of Lebanon, Ohio, hosted an “Evening at the Races” for members of its Stolle Center, for individuals 50 years of age and older, on a damp Wednesday (Nov. 4) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Fruit Snacker strong in Dover trot
Mark Howard’s Fruit Snacker lived up to fives-on billing in Tuesday’s (Nov. 3) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover, coasting to a commanding 1:53.2 win and capping a hat trick for driver Tony Morgan.
Fear Danie nips stablemate in Dayton distaff
Stablemates Fear Danie and Tr’sshining Star, both trained by Heather France, battled to the wire before Fear Danie emerged victorious by the slimmest of margins in a lifetime best 1:51.1 in Thursday’s (Oct. 29) $30,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Liberty Bell Stakes make 2026 bow
The Liberty Bell Stakes series, designed to give talented Pennsylvania-sired horses a final seasonal chance at a nice payday, began on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 29) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. There was an event for 2-year-old males on both gaits, and both freshmen winners, in addition to the winner of the top handicap trot for overnight horses, continued recent strings of successes on Thursday.
Jessica Okusko scores 1,000th training win
When Manador won the $165,000 Massachusetts Breeders Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 29), Jessica Okusko registered the 1,000th training win of her career.
Gingras wins five Mass. Breeders Stakes finals
The $1.32 million finals of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes were held at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 29) with eight divisions going postward for $165,000 each and Yannick Gingras stealing the show by winning five of them.
Fred’s Dream Girl wins Norhtfield GLADA trot
Fred’s Dream Girl, skillfully and confidently guided by Bill Rhoades, captured Northfield Park’s Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) trotting feature on Wednesday (Oct. 28).
Sayinwhatimthinkin nabs Dayton feature
Sayinwhatimthinkin and driver Trevor Smith used a gate-to-wire effort to score a 2-length victory in Wednesday’s (Oct. 28) $21,000 conditioned trotting feature at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
J B Gram takes Batavia’s Octoberfest final
After winning two of the three preliminary legs and being claimed twice during the proceedings, J B Gram saved his best mile of the year for Wednesday (Oct. 28) as he won the $22,500 final of the Octoberfest Claiming Series at Batavia Downs.