The Red Mile will officially kick off its 2026 Grand Circuit meet Tuesday (Sept. 29) with the return of Breakfast on the Backside, sponsored by Hunterton Farm, beginning at 7 a.m. on the track’s viewing deck.
Author: from Emily Ratcliff, for Red Mile
Dryden Hanover splashes to victory at Cumberland Fair opener
Harness racing at the 154th annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 27) with Jimmy Nickerson’s Dryden Hanover overcoming the muddy conditions to win the $7,050 featured conditioned trot.
Northfield draw schedule advisory
Please note the following changes to the normal draw and racing schedules at Northfield Park this week.
Leslie Joyce repeats as leading driver in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
Leslie Joyce captured her second consecutive Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series driving championship.
Eight is great for No Small Wonder
A pair of $16,000-plus divisions of freshman female pacers rolled into the Farmington Fair on Thursday (Sept. 24) for the Maine Sire Stakes, with the unbeaten rookie No Small Wonder increasing her winning streak to an even eight straight victories.
Hechkoff, Beltrami win in Yonkers NAADA trots
Bob Hechkoff and Tony Beltrami flexed dominant speed to win their respective divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Sept. 24).
Black Book #1 now available online
The Standardbred Horse Sales Company is happy to announce that Black Book #1 is now available.
USTA issues membership action following SRIF investigation
The United States Trotting Association (USTA) has declared Nick Clegg, Betty Jo Clegg, and Kimber Clegg persons not in good standing pursuant to USTA Rule 4.130 following an investigation conducted by the Standardbred Racing Investigative Fund (SRIF) on behalf of the USTA.
Shootout sharp in Maryland Sire Stakes prelim
Following his clean sweep of the summer Maryland Sire Stakes series for 2-year-old male pacers at Ocean Downs, Shootout kicked off the fall Maryland Sire Stakes series for the same division at Rosecroft Raceway with a career-best 1:56.1 victory in his $10,000 first-round preliminary on Thursday (Sept. 24).
Delaware County Fair hosts BSS for sophomore pacers
The Delaware County Fair hosted seven $20,000 divisions of the fifth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore pacers — three for fillies and four for colts and geldings — as part of a 19-race card on the final day of its five-day meet in Delaware, Ohio, on Thursday (Sept. 24).