Harness racing at the 153rd annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 21) with local reinsman Andy Harrington taking the first three out of four races on the introductory program.
Author: by Chris Tully for First Tracks Cumberland
New tax legislation favorably impacts owners, breeders
Peter Weisberg, a CPA/CFP who races as PCW Racing LLC, offers his thoughts on legislation passed this year by Congress as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which he says contains key provisions that favorably impact horse owners, particularly those involved in breeding and racing.
Rule change proposals submitted to USTA
A total of nine rule and bylaw change proposals have been submitted to the U.S. Trotting Association and will be voted upon by the full Board of USTA Directors in March at the 2026 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
Prolific Equine announces inaugural yearling consignment
Prolific Equine is happy to announce its inaugural yearling consignment of 16 top notch colts and fillies, which will begin with nine outstanding pacers selling at the Lexington Selected Sale.
Birkhold captures Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series final
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series recently concluded its 2025 season at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio, with the series final.
Shenandoah to host Sire Stakes preps, amateur drivers series this weekend
Shenandoah Downs, which enters weekend number two of its seven-week fall harness racing season, will host a round of Virginia Sire Stakes races for the first time ever – for 2-year-olds – on both Saturday and Sunday.
Big weekend set for Running Aces
Running Aces is set and ready for a big weekend of harness racing to close out its 2025 season.
Faraldo, Adamczyk score in Yonkers NAADA trots
Joe Faraldo prevailed with a first-up push, as did Andrew Adamczyk later in the card, to win their respective divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Sept. 18).
Maine’s undefeated Snowonthepines gets eighth win
The two divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies closed out the Farmington Fair on Thursday (Sept. 18), with the undefeated filly phenom Snowonthepines wrapping up her successful tour of the Pine Tree State summer circuit.
$100,000 in guaranteed wagers Friday at Hoosier
To go along with nearly $1.5 million in purse money up for grabs on the Caesars Trotting Classic card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Sept. 19), bettors will have plenty to take aim at as well with a total of $100,000 in guaranteed wagers throughout the 14-race program.