Fields for the 27th annual Virginia Breeder’s Championships are set for this Sunday (Oct. 27) at Shenandoah Downs and will help usher out the fall racing season in Woodstock.
Author: by Darrell Wood, for Shenandoah Downs
SBOANJ’s Home Grown Pace for 2-year-olds approaches
The Home Grown Pace is for New Jersey-sired, New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund eligibles, and New Jersey foaled pacers who were nominated as yearlings.
Fox Den Farm, agent, yearling videos are now available
Our Harrisburg yearling videos are now online.
Sophomore filly pacers look for key Crown win
When it comes to Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old female pacers, the adage that “It all comes down to the Breeders Crown” seems particularly relevant to trainer Brett Pelling. Pelling will send out four fillies in Saturday’s field of 10 at The Meadowlands. Ron Burke-trained My Girl EJ is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, followed by five horses listed at no more than 8-1, including three from Pelling’s stable: Rocket Deo, Direction, and Disney.
Baker bags Yonkers NAADA Trot
Bruce Baker took the lead with his charge Allindotime and came to the finish line just in time to hold a narrow victory in the $12,100 North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 24).
Former baseball player/coach wins first pari-mutuel race as a driver at Shenandoah Downs
Michael Dailey, fresh off a 30-year career in baseball at the professional, collegiate and high school levels — and just six months removed from finishing third in the Virginia Harness Horse Association’s “Own a Horse for a Day” promotion — completed a successful transition to harness racing professionally when he collected his first pari-mutuel driving win last weekend at Shenandoah Downs.
JL Cruze sets all-age trotting record at Rosecroft
JL Cruze, sent to the post as the even money favorite, did not disappoint his backers Wednesday night (Oct. 23), establishing a new all-age trotting track record at Rosecroft, winning in 1:52.1.
Fundraiser held for Senator Sarlo at Fair Winds Farm
New Jersey Senator Paul Sarlo visited Fair Winds Farm on Wednesday (Oct. 23), where he was given a tour of the facility, watched the yearlings’ daily routine at the farm, and received more insight about the Standardbred breeding industry.
A grand Breeders Crown weekend on tap at Big M
The grandest of harness racing events, the Breeders Crown, takes place this weekend (Oct. 25-26) at the sport’s grandest venue, The Meadowlands, as the 12 finals for horses of all ages, sexes and gaits will battle it out in front of a national television audience on Fox Sports for purses totaling $7.296 million.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Oct. 25
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Oct. 25).