For the second straight week, the Pennsylvania Fair harness circuit set up shop at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds. Last week, Hughesville, Pa., hosted one of five “two-day” non-fair events enabled by legislation, and this Wednesday and Thursday (July 9 and 10), the Fair Sire Stakes horses raced the “fair proper” meeting.
Author: from the PFHHA, MSOA and PHHA
Freshman fillies spar in Yonkers NYSS
Two-year-old pacing fillies headlined Thursday night’s (July 11) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway in two $75,900 New York Sire Stakes events and three $20,000 New York Excelsior Series divisions.
Dizzy Lizzy wins Vernon feature
Dizzy Lizzy and trainer-driver Ron Harp captured the $6,500 featured fillies and mares pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 10).
Red Mile set to launch 2025 racing season
The countdown is on for the highly anticipated return of live harness racing at the Red Mile, with opening day set for Sunday, July 20. Racing will continue through Sunday, Oct. 5, following a Sunday-through-Wednesday schedule. Post time will be 5:05 p.m. on Sundays, and 1 p.m. post times on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tabdone wins fourth straight in Philly feature
The 3-year-old Cantab Hall trotting filly Tabdone won her fourth straight race as she took Thursday’s (July 10) $13,500 feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia, a neck to the good of Inferno DK.
Hunt Off The Press steals headlines in Buffalo NYSS
Hunt Off The Press ($3.30) stole the headlines in the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Wednesday afternoon (July 9) at Buffalo Raceway with a rousing 7-1/2-length thumping of Shaw Time in 1:56.4 over a fast track.
Mercer (Ky.) County Fair information
Horsepeople shipping into the Red Mile for Saturday’s (July 12) Kentucky Proud Series races are advised to bring printed copies of Coggins and health papers.
Unreasonable roars in Oak Grove KYSS
Sent the 1-5 favorite, Unreasonable journeyed first-up on the rim and easily ground down her competition to post the top mile of Tuesday afternoon’s (July 8) Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) events at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel in winning her division for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Freshman fillies spar in Pocono All-Star splits
The longest shot on the board in her first lifetime start, Abbess won the fastest of three $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday afternoon (July 8) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Hughesville (Pa.) record book demolished
Three-year-old trotters and pacers took to the track Thursday (July 3) during a “Two-Day Meet” at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds, following the 2-year-old racing of the day before, and the sophomores put a battering on the local speed record book, the likes of which has seldom been seen at any Keystone State half-mile oval.