The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey and TrotPAC are hosting a fundraiser for Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin at Offshore Farm, in Cream Ridge, N.J., on Thursday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m.
Author: from the SBOA of New Jersey
Cecil Hanover speeds to Oak Grove win
Per Engblom pupil Cecil Hanover, escaping the clutches of Ponda Jet following a runner-up finish in the top class last time, went down the road out of his assigned wide draw to post an easy 1:54.2 victory in the $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (April 14).
Miami Valley to host Mindlin Invitational
Miami Valley Raceway will be hosting its fourth annual $100,000 Pacey Mindlin Memorial Invitational for free-for-all pacers on Saturday (May 2).
Calculated Concept takes Miami Valley feature
Calculated Concept won for the second time this year by taking the featured conditioned trot at Miami Valley Raceway on Tuesday night (April 14).
Concise, ‘Allioop’ repeat in Weiss filly trot
Concise and Allioop Blue Chip were repeat winners in Bobby Weiss Series action for 3-year-old trotting females on Tuesday afternoon (April 14) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, while no first-round winners on the pacing side could repeat in their second-round divisions. Each purse on both gaits was $17,500.
Nite Time Deal decisive in Harrington feature
Brian Frazier’s Nite Time Deal ($10) was a 1:55.2 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (April 14) at Harrington Raceway.
Encryption perplexes Plainridge pacers; Athearn wins four
A pair of $13,000 conditioned paces for 5-year-olds and under topped the Tuesday (April 14) card at Plainridge Park, and one of the winners posted a new lifetime mark.
April Hoof Beats: Beau Ideal
The April edition of Hoof Beats celebrates 2025 Dan Patch Horse of the Year Beau Jangles, who compiled an undefeated 12-start rookie campaign en route to year-end honors.
Hoof Beats: Devoted Defender
Don Marean has worn a lot of hats in his long and storied career in harness racing , which dates to the 1980s. But, no matter what position Marean has held, the bottom line for him was, is, and continues to be the well-being of Standardbreds. And currently, Marean, now 84, continues to work for the secure future of Standardbreds after their racing careers conclude.
Hoof Beats: False Claims
As a former chemistry major who has been involved in several horse-medication violation cases as a lawyer, and now as chairman of the USTA’s Harness Racing Medication Collaborative (HRMC), I can say that I have learned a bit about what constitutes a positive test — and, conversely, what does not.