On one of the most beautiful evenings of The Red Mile meet to date, fans turned out to enjoy Sunday Night Lights (Aug. 3), sponsored by Crawford Farms. Those in attendance witnessed Yo Tillie and Sippinonsearoc display their prowess over the red clay in $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series events for sophomore female trotters and male pacers.
Author: by Kimberly French, for The Red Mile
Clyde Hirt Workshop participants promote Hambletonian
Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Hambletonian Society, the United States Harness Writers Association’s Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop kicked off on Wednesday (July 30) as the week of the 100th Hambletonian got underway.
Snyder goes from top pacers to Hambletonian favorite
Jeffrey Snyder is known for his success as an owner and breeder of pacers – including multiple millionaires and Horse of the Year Award winners – but in recent years has become increasingly involved with trotters.
Oaks connections ready for thrills of Hambletonian Day
John Fodera has gone to the winner’s circle twice as an owner of a Hambletonian Stakes champion. He hopes on Saturday to make that trip again, this time following the Hambletonian Oaks.
Hambletonian favorite Super Chapter set for 100th edition of America’s Trotting Classic
Super Chapter, a colt who is undefeated in five starts this year, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the field of 10 contesting the 100th edition of the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands racetrack on Saturday (Aug. 2).
Zeron, Wallin chase Hambletonian, Oaks history
A trainer has won both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks on the same day on four occasions, and a driver has accomplished the feat three times, but never have a trainer and driver done it together. Lucas Wallin and Scott Zeron are among those who have the chance Saturday to become the first.
Smedshammer duo set for Hambletonian, Oaks challenges
Trond Smedshammer has won both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks during his career – one of 12 trainers to accomplish that feat – and he will have the opportunity to add to his trophy collection Saturday when he sends out a horse in each of those trotting classics for 3-year-olds at The Meadowlands.
Eight points separate top three in Top 10 poll
The top three horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll remained unchanged in the Week 7 edition of the rankings released Wednesday, but the gap between the trio was reduced to a mere eight points.
McCarthy opts for Miss Belmar in Oaks
Imagine your prom is in a few days and two of the prettiest girls in school want you to put the corsage on her wrist and slow dance the night away in the gymnasium under the basketball hoop. Tough decision.
Super Chapter favorite for 100th edition of the Hambletonian
Super Chapter, who won one of last week’s three Hambletonian Stakes eliminations, drew post two for Saturday’s $1 million final at The Meadowlands and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 100th edition of the sport’s premier event for 3-year-old trotters.