The Meadowlands will host qualifying races on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 10, in advance of the track’s fall race meet, which begins Oct. 18.
Author: by Nick Salvi, for the Meadowlands
DSBF fillies headline Tuesday Harrington card
A trio of $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) events for 2-year-old filly pacers headlined the Tuesday (Sept. 24) Harrington Raceway program.
Muscle Hill colt sells for $161k at onGait
Bright Star 3,1:52.1 sold Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 24) at onGait for $161,000 to Johan Arneng, of Sweden.
Jon I Love Dat lowers mark in Massachusetts Breeders Stakes
A total of $315,000 in purses were on the line for state-bred 2-year-olds in the first leg of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 24) afternoon. Three of the divisions went in two $40,000 splits with trotting colts and geldings going a lone heat for $75,000.
Papi Grad aims for rebound in Bluegrass
After having her unbeaten record snapped one month ago and thrice a runner-up since, Papi Grad will head to the Red Mile as the 3-2 morning line choice in the second of four $77,500 divisions of the Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26).
Featured events on both gaits Tuesday at Pocono
Three $15,000 featured events — two for developing horses, one for high-dollar claiming trotters — shared the Tuesday (Sept. 24) spotlight at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Maryland romps to Mohawk Million triumph
Maryland powered home to take all the spoils in the Mohawk Million, putting an exclamation point on a picture-perfect Saturday night (Sept. 21) for driver Dexter Dunn.
Amazing Catch capitalizes in Canadian Trotting Classic
Despite drawing post 10, Amazing Catch barreled forward and sat a snug pocket trip before bursting through an inside seam and winning at double-digit odds in the C$713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Swans Eye wins closing-night feature at Tioga
Swans Eye and driver Jim Taggart Jr. captured the closing-night (Saturday, Sept. 21) feature at Tioga Downs, a $15,000 Open Trot.
Lip Reader A, Biscoe win Saturday Batavia features
Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Batavia Downs featured $13,500 Open Handicaps for both the pace and trot, and upset winners prevailed in this week’s top-flight contests.