The true heart of the 2025 stakes season at Woodbine Mohawk Park is being entered this weekend with Grand Circuit events on both Friday and Saturday.
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OHHA introduces Buckeye Owners Bonus (BOB) incentive program
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is proud to introduce the Buckeye Owners Bonus (BOB), a new incentive program for owners of Ohio-bred Standardbreds. This initiative is designed to add value to Ohio’s Standardbred breeding program and reward owners who invest in Ohio’s equine future.
Qualifiers at Illinois State Fairgrounds on Wednesday
Weather permitting, qualifiers will be held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Wednesday (Aug. 20). Post time is 11 a.m.
Mique Ann Malibashka, 76, dies
Mique Ann Malibashka, 76, of Cream Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Aug. 16, 2025.
Polansky prevails, Calabrese doubles in AHDC events
Mike Polansky pounced off a pocket ride to win the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (Aug. 17) while John Calabrese bagged two of the three AHDC pace events at Harrah’s Philadelphia earlier in the day.
Escaper placed as Wiseman Memorial Trot winner
Top trotters were in the spotlight at Running Aces on Sunday (Aug. 17), including the $30,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot final.
Ginger Tree Lex three-for-three in PASS racing
The Bar Hopping filly Ginger Tree Lex marked herself as a freshman trotter to watch for in upcoming major races by winning her fifth consecutive start, all stakes and three of them Pennsylvania Sire Stakes, with a lifetime-best 1:54.3 in a division of her third preliminary PASS round Sunday night at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during $217,154 of PA-sired stakes competition.
Budding star Brandon Blvd remains perfect at Red Mile
On another hot and humid Sunday (Aug. 17), Brandon Blvd once again strutted his stuff at The Red Mile to remain a perfect four-for-four in his young career with a 1:50.1 triumph in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old male pacers.
Menhammar yearling auction up 30 percent
The average price rose to 211,200 kroner compared to 161,981 kroner last year at Menhammar Stud’s yearling sale on the internet.
Warrawee Michelle sets world record in Sebastian K Invitational win
Warrawee Michelle won Saturday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Sebastian K Invitational for older trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:50, becoming the fastest 4-year-old trotter ever on a five-eighths-mile track and giving trainer Ake Svanstedt his third consecutive victory in the event named after one of his former stars.