Don’ttouchmytruck (Racing Hill-Age of Consent) and driver Kody Massey paced the fastest mile of the meet for the second consecutive week with a 1:54.1 win in Wednesday’s (Sept. 23) featured $14,000 Open Pace at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center.
Author: by Ken Terpenning, for Northville Downs
On To Norway heads Caesars Trotting Classic field
The stage is set for one of Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s signature nights on Friday (Sept. 25), with more than $1.35 million in purses on the line. The headlining event is the $200,000 Grade 2 Caesars Trotting Classic, presented by Kountry Lane Standardbreds, where North America’s fastest trotter, On To Norway, will look to hold serve on his home track.
Jugette Day undercard highlights
Leading up to the Jugette, a number of undercard stakes graced the half-mile Delaware (Ohio) County Fair oval on Wednesday (Sept. 23).
Winning rookies at Pocono on path to progress
Five groups of 2-year-olds went postward for purses of $16,000 on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The trotting fillies had two divisions; each of the other groups was featured in one race.
Delaware (Ohio) hosts fifth BSS leg for male trotters
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).
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.