New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin last week visited Julie and Andy Miller’s Offshore Farm, where he met with members of the Standardbred community to hear concerns regarding a proposed adjustment to the state’s annual appropriation for horse racing purses in the fiscal year 2027 budget.
Author: from the SBOANJ
Fields set for Oak Grove Trotting Derby, Oaks; Handle record smashed
Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel hosted a jam-packed day of harness racing stakes on Monday (May 4) that saw a pair of track records established in the eliminations for the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks and Oak Grove Trotting Derby as well as a day of betting that annihilated the previous handle record for the Southwest Kentucky track.
UFC champ ‘Do Bronx’ set for U.S. pari-mutuel debut at Pocono
Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira da Silva, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Champion and South American harness racing driver, will make his official United States pari-mutuel driving debut on Tuesday (May 5) in Race 13 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Burke’s ‘lost’ pacer remains undefeated
When pacer Rip Tide steps on the track Wednesday (May 6) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, the former $100,000 yearling will look to keep his streak intact.
Switzer surges in the slop at Bangor Raceway
Kevin Switzer Jr. turned up the heat on the competition Sunday (May 3) at Bangor Raceway to score four driving wins over the course of the nine-race program.
Sophomore fillies kick off BSS at Northfield Park
Chris Page drove three winners in the eight $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old fillies at Northfield Park Racino on Sunday (May 3). Page guided pacers Climate and Queen Valerie and filly trotter Til The End AS to victory.
Free Time Jepson delivers in Gran Premio Lotteria
Italy’s top trainer, Alessandro Gocciadoro, won the Gran Premio Lotteria on Sunday (May 3) for the third time in five years.
Dayle Roof, 88, dies
Dayle D. Roof, 88, of Lockbourne, Ohio, passed away on May 2, 2026.
Premier Bluebird looks to soar at Oak Grove
Zach Miller doesn’t often travel out of state for stakes races, but when the opportunity came to send Premier Bluebird to the inaugural Oak Grove Trotting Derby in Kentucky, the Indiana-based trainer decided to take advantage of it.
Svanstedt duo among Hambletonian hopefuls ready for Dexter Cup at Big M
The road to the 101st edition of America’s Trotting Classic, August’s $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-olds, begins Saturday (May 2) when the Meadowlands hosts a field of eight sophomore male trotters for the Grade 3 Dexter Cup.