The $40 payment is due May 15 for any DSBF eligible yearling.
Author: by Mark Short, for the DSBF
Road to the Pepsi North America Cup – May 9
Woodbine Entertainment today released its first “Road to the Pepsi North America Cup” rankings for the 2025 edition of Canada’s most prestigious harness race.
Buffalo Raceway cancels live racing Friday
Buffalo Raceway has canceled racing Friday (May 9), due to a broken water pipe.
McCarthy enjoys good times with Better Is Nice
Andy McCarthy and Better Is Nice have been partners from the beginning, and now in their third season together, they continue to be a winning tandem. A 4-year-old male pacer, Better Is Nice has earned $1.07 million in his 31-race career, which has seen him compete exclusively in stakes action. On Sunday, he will attempt to add another crown to his collection when he faces seven rivals in the $100,000 KYSS Series I final for 4-year-old male pacers at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Sheridan, Keppler win in Yonkers NAADA trots
Yogi Sheridan prevailed as the chalk while Scott Keppler strolled down the road to take their respective $13,400 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association trots at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (May 8).
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 10
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (May 10).
Knappenberger Series held opening night at Scioto Downs
The Jerry Knappenberger Series, for non-winners of one colt pacers, headlined Eldorado Scioto Downs’ opening night card Thursday (May 8) with trainer Ryan Miller taking two of the five divisions with Garoppolo in 1:52.2 and Spiritshappyending in 1:53.
Miki And Minnie makes 2025 bow Monday at Pocono
Miki And Minnie, voted the Dan Patch Award for 2-year-old pacing fillies last season, will make her 2025 purse debut on Monday afternoon (May 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, starting in one of four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for her age, sex, and gait.
Benjamin Hanover scores engine victory in Philadelphia trot
The Sebastian K S 5-year-old gelding Benjamin Hanover, who set a divisional track record over the Harrah’s Philadelphia surface last season, returned to the southeast Pennsylvania oval on Thursday afternoon (May 8) and promptly posted a wire-to-wire, 1:52.4 victory in the $15,000 fast-class handicap trot.
Friday trots heat up at Cumberland
Friday (May 9) features the diagonally gaited set in three of the nine races programmed at Cumberland Raceway, including the featured $5,500 conditioned trot.