Naked And Famous is the type of horse that doesn’t take a lot of work to get ready to race, but she still surprised trainer Noel Daley with her track-record-setting seasonal debut on May 4 at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming in Kentucky.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Svanstedt Stable sharp in Philly qualifiers
Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt brought a trio of talented trotters to the Tuesday morning (May 12) qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia and won with all three – by a combined margin of 25-1/2 lengths.
$20K guaranteed Pick-5 in Scioto’s Tuesday opener
Mini-series events for NW1 and NW2 Ohio-sired horses kick off Tuesday (May 12) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Ronnie Foster, 79, dies
Ronnie “Duck” Gordon Foster, 79, passed away of cancer in his home on May 9, 2026, in Georgetown, Ky.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Ronald Coyne Sr., 85, dies
Ronald J. Coyne Sr., 85, lovingly known to all as “Pa” and “Whitey,” passed away peacefully on May 7, 2026.
Tioga Downs working on incorrect payout resolution
Tioga Downs incorrectly paid out a dead heat in Sunday’s (May 10) fifth race due to a United Tote error. In the race, Joe Pavia Jr.’s trainee Last Goodbye won as the 2-1 betting favorite by over a length. Bettor Sun and Kourageous Key finished in a dead heat for second.
Holymotherofmoses scores Mother’s Day win at Bangor
Holymotherofmoses extended her current win streak to three in a row on Sunday (May 10), delighting the Queen City moms and the hunch-players alike with a rousing rally score on the Mother’s Day card at Bangor Raceway.
OD Johnson gets first pari-mutuel victory at Oak Grove
Mother’s Day was a special day for O’Darius (OD) Johnson as the 20-year-old scored his first pari-mutuel win in the United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) feature at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Sunday (May 10).
Warrawee Michelle, Diabolic Hill return to the track at Big M
A number of last year’s top trotters were in qualifier action Friday morning (May 8) at the Meadowlands, where 2025 Dan Patch Award recipient Warrawee Michelle and Hambletonian hopeful Diabolic Hill were among the winners in their first appearances of the season.