Paul Randall Corey, 69, died Oct. 18, 2024, at his home in Canonsburg, Pa.
Author: from the USTA Communications Department
Breeders Crown finals highlight busy Grand Circuit weekend
Breeders Crown finals at The Meadowlands will take place on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26).
Monti wins five, including feature, at Batavia Wednesday
Batavia Downs’ leading driver Drew Monti showed why he is on top after winning five more races on Wednesday (Oct. 23). That included the featured $12,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares with Dance Ticket, who waltzed her way back to The Downs after two unsuccessful starts at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ohio feature race and capital improvement grant applications due
The deadline for submitting 2025 Ohio feature race grants and fairgrounds capital improvement grants is Thursday (Oct. 31).
AHDC donates to Standardbred Transition Alliance
The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC), in town for the club’s fall trotting series on Saturday (Oct. 19), presented a donation at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania for the Standardbred Transition Alliance.
Breeders Crown notebook: All in the family
Emoticon Hanover was a success in the Breeders Crown during her racing career, and her impact on the event has continued as a mom. Her first foal, filly Drawn Impression, won a Breeders Crown elim last year at age 2 and finished fourth in the final. Last week, Drawn Impression captured her Breeders Crown elim again and will head to Saturday’s $600,000 final for 3-year-old female trotters at The Meadowlands as the 5-2 morning-line favorite.
Roy Salute Jr., 64, dies
Roy J. Salute Jr., 64, a lifelong resident of Clifton Heights, Pa., died Oct. 16, 2024.
Captain Albano moves up one spot in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Captain Albano, who won his Breeders Crown elimination Saturday at The Meadowlands, moved up one spot to No. 3 in the Week 19 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. There were no newcomers to the Top 10.
North American Standardbred Mixed Sale is booked full and closed
The North American Standardbred Mixed Sale is booked full and closed.
Harness Racing at FFA Convention
For the third year, harness racing will be represented at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The National FFA Expo will be open Wednesday-Friday (Oct. 23-25) at the Indiana Convention Center, with the harness racing booth in spot #510.