As trainer Megan Scran was preparing Ardonne for his 2-year-old season, she had a very good feeling about the young trotter. Perhaps, she worried, too good.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Lloyd’s Loves goes coast to coast in Aces distaff feature
The featured event on the Thursday night (Aug. 21) harness racing program at Running Aces was the $15,500 Mares Open Handicap pace with a solid field of seven contestants.
On To Norway extends streak to 13 as Burke sweeps INSS
Ron Burke trainees Starlitfranknstein and On To Norway won with authority in a pair of $50,000 Indiana Sire Stakes splits for the sixth leg for sophomore trotting colts, with On To Norway extending his win streak to 13 in the process on Thursday (Aug. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Ty Goodell and RB take Northville Downs Thursday Feature
RB (Megatron-Getoutthediamonds) and new pari-mutuel driver Ty Goodell captured the featured pace on the special Thursday afternoon program (Aug. 21) at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center.
110 entered to Winner’s Circle Speed Sale
A total of 110 Standardbred yearlings have been consigned to the 2025 Winner’s Circle Speed Sale, which will take place Thursday, Oct. 9, on the campus of Michigan State University.
Game on with Bingo Night
Dustin Jones might not have been a fan of bingo night – the event – but Bingo Night the horse is an entirely different story.
Pocono winners benefit in Top 10
Miki And Minnie strengthened her hold on No. 1 while Yo Tillie and Super Chapter moved into the top five in the Week 10 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday.
USTA introduces fair race programs
The U.S. Trotting Association is proud to announce the introduction of fair race programs to owners’ USTA MyAccount. Like the current raceway program page available to you for any horse you currently own, these programs will be available for all fairs, by midnight on race day and found in your Owner’s Dashboard.
Defiance County fair postpones Tuesday’s races due to rain
The Defiance County Fair in Hicksville, Ohio, has announced that the harness races originally scheduled for Tuesday (Aug. 19) at 6:30 p.m. have been rescheduled due to rain. The 11-race card will now be held on Saturday (Aug. 23) starting at 10 a.m.
Egloff, Katz, Reid to Hall of Fame; Giwner, Taylor to Communicators Hall
The United States Harness Writers Association, in conjunction with the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, is pleased to announce the election of Dr. John Egloff, Marvin Katz, and David Reid to the greatest honor in the industry, membership to the Hall of Fame. USHWA also elected Derick Giwner and Ellen Taylor to the Communicators Hall of Fame.