The first week of the Michigan fair harness racing circuit is in the books after the Croswell Fair hosted the opening events of the Michigan-Sired Colt Stakes Blue and Green divisions, worth over $200,000 combined.
Author: from the Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association
P L Spencer smashes OSS record with 1:51.3 Gold win
P L Spencer set the fastest mile by a male sophomore trotter in Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) history, winning the lone C$140,000 Leg 2 Gold event on Monday (June 23) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 1:51.3. The previous record of 1:52 was set by Mister Herbie while winning his OSS Super Final in 2011 at Woodbine Racetrack.
Primo Maschio, Wyatt Earp win DSBF divisions
Round two of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund action for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlighted the 12-race card Monday at Harrington Raceway.
Delaware: No penalty to scratch due to heat
Due to the extreme heat June 23, 24, 25, anyone not wanting to race may scratch without penalty, but they must call the judges to do so.
Weather hot, youngsters sharp at Pocono
Up-and-coming horses were the featured attractions on a hot Monday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with a pair of $15,500 races for pacers complemented by two $15,000 contests for trotters.
Minore, Ciuffetelli score in AHDC trots
Paul Minore and Tony Ciuffetelli both found the winner’s circle – one at short odds, one at high odds – in the pair of $10,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Sunday night (June 22).
Pocono cancels Tuesday card
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania is racing its afternoon card Monday (June 23), but it is canceling its regular Tuesday 1 p.m. (EDT) program because of the anticipated extreme heat. Also, qualifiers at Pocono on Wednesday will be starting at 9 a.m.
Believing in the power of the Meadowlands Pace and Charlie May
This is a story about a boy and a girl who loved a racehorse so much that he inspired them to combine a little old-fashioned stubbornness with a little divine intervention for the greatest gift of all.
Richard Mathurin Sr., 88, dies
Richard Ansel Mathurin Sr., 88, most recently of San Diego, Calif., passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025, at Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home.
OHHA to live stream races from Putnam County Fair
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing coverage with live streaming of two days of racing from the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Ottawa, Ohio, on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 24 and 25).