On Sunday (Oct. 27), the Saratoga Casino Hotel Foundation, Inc. awarded more than $28,000 to 24 different non-profit organizations. The ceremony took place in Fortunes Restaurant at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
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Adoption special at SRF until Dec. 24
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation is offering an adoption special on its horses, just a $350 fee, and companions have no fee at all. There are a handful of exceptions, but 95 percent of the more than 350 horses are included in this special.
Northville Downs to race 52 dates in 2020
The Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association and Northville Downs have agreed to a 52-date live racing schedule, which has been approved by the Michigan Gaming Control Board, for the 2020 calendar year.
Michigan Colt Stakes champions announced
All eight Michigan Sire Stakes winners swept as champions of their respective divisions for the 2019 Michigan stakes season, as announced on Friday (Nov. 8) by the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association.
‘Amazing’ McWicked good to go in $100,000 Potomac Pace
He’s soon to be nine, but acts like a young colt anxious to get behind the starting gate. His owner is 88 and savors every trip to the winner’s circle, disinterested in the riches that could be gained by retiring the old boy and turning him into a stallion for hire. And his trainer is not only counting his successful miles, but the number of phone calls from farms eager to make him the next breeding shed Romeo. Such is the world of McWicked, the 5-2 morning line favorite to win Sunday’s fourth edition of the $100,000 Potomac Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Hanover Shoe Farms announces 2020 service fees for stallions
Hanover Shoe Farms has announced the 2020 service fees for their stallions. All stallions stand in Pennsylvania.
Curtain rises on Cal Expo harness meet Saturday night
Harness racing under the Watch and Wager LLC banner returns to Cal Expo Saturday night (Nov. 9) with a 12-race program headed by the opening leg of the Bill Conlin Series.
Monticello Raceway drivers raise money for local food bank
Over the years the North American Amateur Drivers Association has donated to worthy charities and this year will be no exception. On Veterans Day Monday (Nov. 11), the Monticello Raceway Harness Horsemen’s Association and the North American Amateur Drivers Association will make a donation to the Sullivan County Veterans Food Pantry in the amount of $1,000 in the winner’s circle.
Pandy’s Picks: Nov. 8 M
Bob Pandolfo offers his picks for the $50,000 Pick-4 at Meadowlands Racetrack on Nov. 8, part of the U.S. Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Program.
Fan Appreciation Night set for Nov. 16 at Pocono
There are only three days remaining in the 2019 racing season at the Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and the track in Northeast Pennsylvania is planning a special Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday (Nov. 16).