Marc Tardif’s heart may have skipped a beat when his here-to-fore undefeated pacer Two Fold Cold made an uncharacteristic miscue in the first turn at the Farmington Fair on Wednesday (Sept. 18) in the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers, but when the dust settled his seasonally unblemished record remained intact.
Author: by Chris Tully, for the Maine Sire Stakes
Champ to miss a leg of Hawthorne series
When Illinois bred 2-year-olds tangle Thursday at Springfield in leg two of Hawthorne’s Night of Champions series, notably absent will be Cash Money Twenty who recently became the fastest state-bred freshman pacer.
Gerald Schneider, 87, dies
Gerald F. “Jerry” Schneider, 87, of Waynesville, Ohio, died Sept. 5, 2024.
Dance Ticket waltzes to victory in Batavia feature
A patient drive by Kyle Swift helped Dance Ticket register her sixth win of the year in Batavia Downs’ $13,500 Fillies and Mares Open pacing feature on Wednesday (Sept. 18).
Impressive roster to date for new sale
The North American Standardbred Mixed Sale will host its first auction on Dec. 17 at the Mt. Hope Event Center in Mt. Hope, Ohio, and the sales company is pleased by the quality of entries received to date.
Mohawk Million Night Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Canada’s richest night of racing, headlined by the Mohawk Million and Metro Pace, is this Saturday (Sept. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Odds and Ends for the Little Brown Jug
Fox Sports will broadcast the 79th Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association. The coverage will be on FS2 from 1-3 p.m. and from 4:30-7 p.m.
LBJ hopeful ‘Zane’ a special horse to Saunders family
John Saunders knows the thrill of being the captain of a Yale football team that beat Harvard in The Game. On Thursday, the Ohio native will look to tackle The Jug. Saunders, whose family’s involvement in harness racing dates to the 1940s and his Ohio Hall of Fame-inducted great-uncle C.M. Saunders, owns Little Brown Jug hopeful Rose Run Zane with his wife, Leann.
Leanne Marie takes Maine Sire Stake
Leanne Marie made the Cushings’ trip to the Farmington Fair a memorable one as their 2-year-old pacing filly prevailed in a close finish on Tuesday (Sept. 17) in the Maine Sire Stakes.
Allywag Hanover retired from racing
Allywag Hanover, one of North America’s greatest racehorses, has been retired from racing. A multiple world record holder, Allywag Hanover started 79 times during his career, winning 28 races and hitting the board in 49 of them.