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.
Author: from Monticello Raceway
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.
Weekend Grand Circuit release
Red, white, and blue flags, blazing temps, fireworks, and heavy traffic everywhere best describes the scene for all of the 18 events which were contested starting with 3-year-old trotters in Zweig events at Vernon Downs on Thursday.
Verruso, Minore bag AHDC trots
Anthony Verruso fired down the road while Paul Minore powered off cover to score an upset in their respective $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trots at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Sunday night (July 6).
Freshman male pacers in NYSS at Buffalo
The New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers hit the track at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 9) and the young men will be battling in two divisions with purses $54,500 and $55,500, respectively.
OHHA to livestream from Trumbull County Fair
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio County Fair racing season with livestreaming coverage of two cards from the Trumbull County Fair in Cortland, Ohio, on Tuesday (July 8).