Louprint was idle last week but increased his lead at No. 1 in the Week 16 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday while Dayton Derby winners Twin B Joe Fresh, Lexus Kody and Ervin Hanover all moved up in the rankings.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Shoreline Station tops Day 3 at Lexington
Pacing colt Shoreline Station, a son of Sweet Lou-Seaside Park, topped Wednesday’s third session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, selling for $275,000 to Linda Toscano, as agent.
The Red Mile to host 2027 Breeders Crown
The Red Mile, America’s oldest harness track and a cornerstone of the sport in Kentucky, proudly announces it will serve as host track for the 2027 Breeders Crown, harness racing’s premier championship series.
Jimdougie Armitage sets second-session record at Lexington sale
Trotting colt Jimdougie Armitage, a son of Captain Corey-Quick Bet, became the highest-priced horse ever sold during a second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale when he was purchased for $750,000 by Ake Svanstedt Inc. on Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Doug McNair wins three of four Golds on Monday at Mohawk
A quartet of Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events were contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday night (Sept. 29), with driver Doug McNair piloting the first three winners.
Ontario-sired 3-year-old Pop Up Series reminder
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office would like to remind trainers of the Ontario Sired 3-Year-Old Pop Up Series that begins next Monday (Oct. 6).
And Just Like That eclipses Rosecroft record
On the heels of a 1:58.2 first-round win, Richard Hans’ homebred And Just Like That became the fastest ever 2-year-old trotting filly in the history of Rosecroft Raceway with a devastating 1:55 victory in her $10,000 second-round Maryland Sire Stakes preliminary event on Monday (Sept. 29).
Dejeuner tops Lexington opening night at $1 million
Dejeuner, a daughter of Walner out of French Cafe, became the highest-priced yearling filly ever purchased at auction when she sold for $1 million to Noel Daley as agent for Winning Key during Monday’s opening session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday night
The five-day Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., with hip numbers 1-121 passing through the auction ring.
When a teen driver and legendary pacer made history at Maine’s Fryeburg Fair
Here’s the inside story of a mad dash against the clock 51 years ago at the Fryeburg Fair in Maine – and how a great pacer saved the day for his young driver.