After a delayed start on the Road to the Hambletonian, Maximus Mearas S will look to get into the fast lane Saturday when he makes his seasonal debut in a division of the Stanley Dancer Memorial for 3-year-old male trotters at The Meadowlands.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Emoticon Legacy moves up in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Emoticon Legacy moved from fourth to third in the Week 4 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday, swapping positions with Ken Hanover for the only change in the Top 10.
Sweet Rose’ and Iwillmakeuproud As seek more BSS success at Scioto
After hitting the board in each of the first two legs of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly trotters, Sweet Rose’ and Iwillmakeuproud As will be looking to add to their success as Eldorado Scioto Downs hosts four $20,000 divisions of the third leg on Wednesday (July 9).
Hoping to look like a ‘Million’ in INSS
After watching Pastor’s Delicacy compete in a first-round division of the Indiana Sire Stakes for 2-year-old female trotters on Tuesday, Leroy Eicher will race for the biggest purse of his young training career Wednesday when he sends out the morning-line favorite in a division of the INSS for freshman female pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
AI, Titans Mischief take NYSS splits at Monticello
Monticello Raceway hosted New York stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings Monday (July 7) with the nine-race card featuring two splits of the New York Sire Stakes and two Excelsior Series events.
Box remains open for Signature Series at Jackson County (OH) Fair
The Signature Series scheduled for Friday (July 11) at the Jackson County Fair in Wellston, Ohio, did not fill. With permission from the Signature Series, the box will remain open until 11 a.m. Wednesday (July 9).
Three second-time winners in BSS at Northfield
Three horses picked up their second Buckeye Stallion Series wins of the season as MGM Northfield Park hosted four $20,000 divisions of the third leg for 3-year-old male trotters as part of a 16-race card on Monday (July 7).
Yall Keep Dreaming leads MDSS performances at Ocean Downs
Week two of the Maryland Sire Stakes preliminary series for 3-year-old colts and geldings took center stage at Ocean Downs on Monday evening, and once again, the division leaders proved they were still the ones to beat.
Updated field/morning line for Meadowlands Pace
In the wake of the news that original 7-5 morning-line favorite Louprint will be out of action for at least several weeks, this is now the field for the $656,000 Meadowlands Pace, an open event for 3-year-olds that takes place at The Meadowlands on Saturday, July 12, 2025, with post position, horse, driver, trainer and updated morning-line odds:
Procedure sidelines Louprint ahead of Meadowlands Pace
Dan Patch Award-winner Louprint, the 7-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $656,000 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds, will miss the Grade 1 event and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks following an emergency procedure Monday to remove a testicle, co-owner Mark Weaver said.