Nine years ago, on Aug. 6, 2016, Marion Marauder’s straight-heat win in the 91st edition of the Hambletonian Stakes kicked off his sweep of the Trotting Triple Crown, making him only the ninth horse in harness racing history to win the Hambletonian, the Yonkers Trot and the Kentucky Futurity. And through his six-season career on the track, he amassed $3,392,609 in North American purses—the seventh best of all time among trotters— and became a fan favorite worthy of honor in harness racing’s Living Horse Hall of Fame, a distinction he received July 6 in Goshen, N.Y.
Author: by James Witherite, editor, Hoof Beats Magazine photos by Mark Hall
Camara Moment lunges to Big M upset
James Borke and Dewitt Stables’ Camara Moment rode the pocket to a mild 6-1 upset in Saturday’s (Aug. 9) co-featured $17,500 upper-level conditioned pace at the Meadowlands, stopping the clock in a seasonal best 1:50.3 and notching his sixth top-two finish in his last seven starts.
Pick-5 carryover, guarantee Mon. at Yonkers
No tickets were able to hit five-of-five in the Pick-5 on Saturday night (Aug. 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, triggering a $4,190.69 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Monday night (Aug. 11).
Duly Resolved wins Open Trot at Tioga
Duly Resolved (Tyler Miller) took the featured $15,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 9).
Capt Jack Hanover takes feature at Vernon
Capt Jack Hanover and trainer/driver John MacDonald captured the featured $7,500 pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 9).
Setyoursightshigh goes for four in a row
On Monday (Aug. 11), the Red Mile will host a 16-race card with the spotlight on freshman filly trotters in two $80,000 divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series.
Fast miles and upsetters Saturday at Pocono
Sun Stakes Saturday, with its over $2 million in purses, will be taking place at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania next Saturday (Aug. 16). Based on the times turned in at the mountain oval this Saturday afternoon (Aug. 9) – seven of 11 paces beating 1:50, and both trots under 1:53 – the record books may be altered more than once on the big card.
OHHA to stream Mercer, Muskingum (Ohio) meets
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the Mercer County and Muskingum County fairs on Sunday and Monday (Aug. 10-11).
Record performances Friday at Scioto
Track records were set in back-to-back races Friday (Aug. 8) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Ohio Sires Stakes bonanza on tap Sunday at Northfield
A battle between Odds On Chesapeake and Odds On Hialeah headlines six Ohio Sires Stakes races at MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (Aug. 10).