Meadowlands executive and USTA director Jason Settlemoir has offered the following update on driver Brett Beckwith’s recovery on his Facebook page.
Author: from the USTA Communications Department
Lyons Surfing makes it five in a row
Lyons Surfing ($7.54) won his fifth consecutive race by taking Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (April 18). He beat I Aint No Mack by a length in 1:55.2 over a good track.
Nominations soar for Oak Grove Derby, Oaks
Oak Grove Racing & Gaming has announced an impressive turnout for the inaugural $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks. Based on preliminary numbers following the March and April nomination payment cycles, it is anticipated that a total of 101 elite trotters will remain eligible for these prestigious new events.
Bam Bam wins back-to-back at Hoosier
Bam Bam, driven by Atlee Bender for trainer Erv Miller, continued to impress by winning for the second time in just three career outings, taking the $20,000 final of the Jerry Landess Pacing Series on Friday (April 17) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Tie The Knot wins Miami Valley feature
Tie The Knot went gate-to-wire to take the featured $17,000 conditioned claiming pace at Miami Valley Raceway on Friday night (April 17).
‘Rocket’ upsets in Big M feature; Boyd wins four
Rocket Man Hill worked out a perfect pocket trip after getting a perfect steer from driver Braxten Boyd to take the Friday night (April 17) feature at the Meadowlands, a $15,000 high-end conditioned trot.
Nickerson, Athearn sweep Plainridge co-features
Trainer Jimmy Nickerson and driver Matty “Ice” Athearn have been red-hot at Plainridge Park during opening week. They both continued to excel on Thursday (April 16) afternoon when they combined to win a pair of $25,000 Opens that topped the bill.
Todd McCarthy drives seven winners at Philly
In Todd McCarthy’s first 2026 action at Harrah’s Philadelphia, this past Sunday (April 12), he failed to hit the board in six drives. But on Thursday (April 16), the transplanted Australian made up for lost time, visting the winner’s circle on seven occasions including after both feature races.
Hackett elims highlight Miami Valley card
Eliminations for the James K. Hackett Memorial got underway at Miami Valley on Thursday (April 16), with six divisions going to set the field for next Thursday’s (April 23) $75,000 finals.
Fields drawn for Brennan Series final, consolation
The post position draws for Wednesday’s (April 22) $100,000 final and $50,000 consolation of this year’s John Brennan Trotting Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway have taken place.