Custom and Jim Beam were a pair of good-looking winners Saturday (Nov. 23) night when four New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 2-year-olds sat atop the marquee at The Meadowlands.
Author: mcarter
Open winners go fast miles at Batavia
Two $12,500 Open class races were carded at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 22) night with each winner turning in quick performances.
Kobe’s Gigi, M-M’s Dream close out careers at Hoosier Park
The Saturday (Nov. 22) night program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park revolved around a pair of superstar mares making their final career starts, where Kobe’s Gigi went out on top in the Filly & Mare Open Pace and M-M’s Dream in her curtain call behind Ponda Jet, who notched his fifth straight in the Open Trot.
Buter hits 300 as “Killer B’s” win Pocono titles
Tyler Buter drove three of the last four winners on the final 2025 card of racing at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday (Nov. 22) afternoon, raising his seasonal total at the mountain oval to exactly 300 while capturing his first local victory crown.
Stallion stakes at Sunshine Meadows
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association continued their Stakes program at Sunshine Meadows Equestrian Village on Saturday (Nov. 22) with an abbreviated four race program featuring the Stallion Stakes Finals with purses accelerating to $6,000 per race.
Harness dates awarded to Fresno
The California Horse Racing Board on Wednesday granted dates for a six-month daytime harness racing meeting at the Big Fresno Fair from November 2026 to early May 2027.
Bartlett doubles in sophomore Matron Stakes
Jason Bartlett was the big winner on Thursday (Nov. 13) at Bally’s Dover, taking two of the four Matron Stakes for 3-year-olds contested on the program.
Hey Hey Mama cruises in Filly & Mare Open at Dayton Raceway
Hey Hey Mama defeated four rivals and cruised to a 1:51 victory in Thursday’s (Nov. 13) $28,000 Filly-Mare Open Pace at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Watch Em Win, Slugger On Deck repeat in Dover DSBF prelims
First-round winners Watch Em Win and Slugger On Deck delivered decisive victories as the odds-on favorites in their respective $20,000 second-round splits of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) for 2-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 13) at Bally’s Dover. South Of The Hood was the other division winner.
Engblom, Allard hold hot hands at Philly on Sunday
Per Engblom, whose stable has sent out the second-most winners in North America this season (behind Ron Burke), had the 1-2 finishers in the $12,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Nov. 9) afternoon, as Tonto Returns defeated Beanzy Fresh in a new lifetime mark of 1:53.2.