Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday (Nov. 28).
Author: by Bob Pandolfo
Graded Stakes Committee meets; 2026 grades to be released in December
Harness racing’s Graded Stakes Committee met Nov. 18-19 at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., to review graded stakes from 2025 and assign provisional grades for 2026.
Nominations open for Fair Island Farm Caretaker of Year
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Caretaker of the Year. The award, sponsored by Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie’s Fair Island Farm in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), recognizes the unsung heroes of the sport: The caretakers who maintain the health and welfare of the horses on a daily basis.
No changes in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll Top 10
There were no changes to the Top 10 in the Week 24 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday, with Beau Jangles at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week, followed by Miki And Minnie, Yo Tillie, Louprint and Lexus Kody in the next four spots.
Always Bstunning N beats the boys in Plainridge Open Pace
Six-year-old New Zealand import Always Bstunning N was the off-time favorite and lived up to expectations as she turned back six male counterparts in the $25,000 Open Pace to score her 12th win of the year at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Nov. 25) afternoon.
Burke quintet set for Progress Pace final
Ron Burke will send out five horses in Wednesday’s $274,720 Grade 2 Progress Pace, for 3-year-old male pacers, at Bally’s Dover as he looks to add one more Grand Circuit victory to the best season of his Hall of Fame training career.
Peter Grandich, Jessie Armstead hosting Turkey Trot race at Meadowlands
This Friday (Nov. 28) Peter Grandich and Co. return to the Meadowlands Racetrack for his annual “Turkey Trot.” He previously held the event at Freehold Raceway.
Sheer Terror strikes in Rosecroft Open
Mark Howard’s Sheer Terror took full advantage of a pocket trip and lifted up the open stretch to collar Leonard’s Legacy in the final yards of a 1:51.4 mile to win Monday’s (Nov. 24) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Driving double for Todd McCarthy in MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series
Driver Todd McCarthy won two of the four $50,000 divisions of the opening leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series on Monday night (Nov. 24) at MGM Yonkers Raceway after he was victorious with Captain Albano and Spring Inhis Step A.
Checkpoint Chatter did the talking in Plainridge pace
The $15,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Monday (Nov. 24) afternoon went to Checkpoint Chatter, who turned an overland route into her sixth win of the season.