Father-son training and driving teams accounted for half of the six $20,000 first-round divisions of the Bobby Weiss Series for 3-year-old male pacers on a warm Saturday afternoon (March 29) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Author: from PHHA/Pocono
Livonjaxandqueens has winning hand at Buffalo
Livonjaxandqueens ($11.00) had the winning hand in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (March 29), rallying past the pacesetting Villiam to score in 1:56.1 over a good track.
Bartlett doubles in first Matchmaker leg
Jason Bartlett teamed two winners in the first round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, for pacing mares, driving odds-on favorites Aardie B Miki N and Walkin On Sunshine to victory in their respective $50,000 splits on Friday (March 28) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Big Pick-6 pool expected Saturday at Big M
After Landia pulled off a 41-1 upset in the 13th race at the Meadowlands on Friday night (March 28), no one held a winning 20-cent Pick-6 ticket, so fans of the bet offered nightly on races 8-13 will be shooting for a carryover of $5,029 on Saturday (March 29).
Elegant A wires Dover distaffers
Elegant A was a coast-to-coast winner in the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (March 26).
Shenandoah Downs celebrates 10th season
Shenandoah Downs raises the curtain on its 10th season of pari-mutuel harness racing on April 26, featuring a seven-week spring campaign featuring live racing every Saturday and Sunday afternoon through June 8.
HISA threatens future of Seattle Thoroughbred track
The Seattle Times is reporting that Emerald Downs, the Thoroughbred racetrack in Auburn, Wash., might be forced out of business by 2026 because of exorbitant costs imposed upon it by the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA).
Robert Wiley, 90, dies
Robert Gene Wiley, 90, of Richwood, Ohio, died March 26, 2025.
Arrangements announced for Hunter Myers
Visitation and funeral arrangements have been announced for Hunter Myers, who died March 20, 2025.
Legal Jeopardy wins photo at Buffalo
It took a three-way photo to determine the winner in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $13,000 pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (March 26), in which Legal Jeopardy ($9.80) prevailed by a head over over Get Answers while Do Me Over was a tough-luck third.