Zenmeister S, driven by Kyle Swift, and Red Blooded, driven by Jim Pantaleano, took the co-features at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
Author: by John Horne, for Tioga Downs
Lip Reader A takes seasonal mark in Batavia Open romp
In what can only be described as a dominant performance, Lip Reader A overpowered a solid field of sidewheelers in the $13,500 Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12).
War Of Will is longshot winner in Open Pace at Vernon
War Of Will, driven by John MacDonald, charged late to steal the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12) at odds of 36-1.
Fragment heads triple for sire Huntsville in NYSS pacing finals
Three-year-old colt Fragment became a two-time New York Sire Stakes champion and stallion Huntsville sired three of the four winners of the $300,000 NYSS finals for male and female pacers Saturday (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Joining Fragment in earning NYSS pacing crowns were 3-year-old filly Savage Cindy, 2-year-old colt Bastonata Bluechip and 2-year-old filly Huntsvilles Honey.
Uncle Rob’s track record headlines NYSS finals for trotters
Uncle Rob, AI, Kountry Plunge and Sharp Seven were victorious in their respective $300,000 New York Sire Stakes finals for trotters on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
American Power seeks repeat victory in Kentucky Championship Series
Marcus Melander trainee American Power, who finished fourth behind stablemate Apex in the Grade 1 Hambletonian last month, eyes back-to-back victories in the Kentucky Championship Series for trotting glamour boys when he starts as the 9-5 favorite against 11 other rivals in the $80,000 co-headline event carded as Race 5 on Sunday night (Sept. 13) at the Red Mile.
Go Dog Go set to return to training after surgery
Acting on the advice of their medical team, the connections of Go Dog Go, two-time Breeders Crown placed and 2025 Stanley Dancer division winner, made the decision to geld the 4-year-old trotter.
Best Chip, Up Your Deo win Aria & Bob Miecuna Inviationals
Best Chip and driver-trainer Joe Bongiorno followed up an impressive victory in the Canadian Pacing Derby a week earlier with an inspiring front-end performance, holding on gamely to capture the $200,000 Grade 2 Aria Invitational as part of Saturday’s (Sept. 12) International Trot Day program at MGM Yonkers Raceway, pacing to a 2:20.4 clocking in the mile-and-one-quarter contest.
Super Chapter shines in MGM Yonkers International Trot
Super Chapter became the first horse representing the United States to win the $1 million Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot since Resolve in 2016 with a powerful 2:22.3 performance for the mile and a quarter in the 2026 edition of the race on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Maine’s Stevenson family in need of assistance
The following GoFundMe has been shared with the USTA regarding the Stevenson family in Maine.