Just like two prize fighters, Majorca N and Incaseyoudidntknow have traded punches throughout the racing season. In Wednesday’s (Nov. 6) $25,000 Mares Open Pace at Bally’s Dover, Majorca N held off sustained pressure from her arch rival to earn her eighth win of the year.
Author: by Alex Kraszewski, for Bally's Dover
Winner’s Bet syndicated, to stand at Blue Chip
Winner’s Bet 2,1:54.1, 3,1:51, 4,1:49.3-‘24 ($1,307,221), the richest and fastest son of Walner, will stand at Blue Chip Farms, in Wallkill, N.Y., starting with the 2025 breeding season.
Asteroid game in victory at Dover
Asteroid won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Nov. 5).
Upgrade, Ellie Hanover lead day two at Harrisburg
Trotting fillies Upgrade and Ellie Hanover each sold for $300,000 to share top honors for the second session of the 86th annual Standardbred Horse Sale, held Tuesday (Nov. 5) at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex.
Sophomores shine in Tuesday Pocono features
A trio of $15,000 feature races — two trotting handicaps and a pacing distaff contest, all for horses on the improve — headlined the Tuesday (Nov. 5) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Younger horses featured at Philly on Thursday
Up-and-coming horses of both gaits were featured on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 31) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with a pair of $12,500 paces co-featured with two $12,000 trots.
Southwind Amazon ties all-time win record
“Step aside, Niffit!” exclaimed track announcer Kenny Livengood as Southwind Amazon tied the all-time modern era record for wins with a 1:54.4 score on Tuesday (Oct. 29) at MGM Northfield Park.
Long shots prevail in Pocono features
The top purse offered on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was $15,000, for two races for developing horses, one race on each gait. They were also “big-money events” in another sense as well, because on a day where 12 of the 14 races brought home winners who paid $6.40 or less, the feature winners paid $42.80 on the pace and $22.80 on the trot.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park 2025 dates approved
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission approved Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s 2025 live racing dates during its Thursday (Oct. 24). The 2025 racing season will offer 160 days of live harness racing and take place from Friday, March 14, through Saturday, Nov. 29. Harrah’s Hoosier Park will retain its standard post times of 6:15 p.m. on weeknights and 7 p.m. for Saturdays.
Pick-5 carryover Sun. at Northfield
Saturday night (Oct. 26) at MGM Northfield Park marked another tough Pick-5 sequence, resulting in a $3,107 carryover. The pool will roll over to the Sunday night (Oct. 27) program.