George C. Tackley, 64, of Syracuse, N.Y., died July 21, 2024, peacefully and with dignity after fighting a courageous two-year battle with cancer, with his fiancée Wendy Saulsbury Storrier by his side.
Author: from the USTA Communications Department
Thunderstorms cause early end to Saturday’s card at Yonkers
Persistent heavy thunderstorms over the track forced MGM Yonkers Raceway management to cancel the remainder of Saturday night’s (Aug. 3) program after race two.
Donna “Pooch” Weyant, 83, dies
Donna M. “Pooch” Weyant, 83, of Reynoldsdale, Pa., died July 31, 2024, at home.
James McKee, 79, dies
James “Jim” M. McKee, 79, of Saline, Mich., died July 31, 2024.
2024 Goshen Yearling Sale catalogs now available online
Catalogs for the ninth annual Goshen Yearling Sale are now available for download or online viewing by clicking goshenyearlingsale.com.
Sophomores look to Ohio State Fair Stakes
Sophomores head to Eldorado Scioto Downs to take on the final day of Ohio State Fair Stakes on Saturday (Aug. 3). Pacing colts and fillies as well as trotting colts will highlight the card.
Russell Hundley, 67, dies
Russell Bennett Hundley, 67, died July 31, 2024.
They couldn’t catch Chasing Dudes at Cumberland
Several of the six fillies in the $16,171 Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies tried valiantly, but none could reel in wire-to-wire winner Chasing Dudes on Friday (Aug. 2) at Cumberland Raceway.
Swingtown leads Ohio State Fair winners
Six divisions of Ohio State Fair races went postward Friday (Aug. 2) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. After two track records were set for older horses, Swingtown and Chris Page set a national season’s record for 2-year-old pacing colts on a five-eighths-mile track, winning his $87,500 Buckeye State Pace in 1:50.4.
Weather wreaks havoc at Big M
A 40-minute delay before the start of the program due to intense thunderstorms, another 40-minute delay due to an inquiry involving several horses, and, finally, a power outage that knocked out a portion of the lights as a result of all of the rain that fell just as the 10th race was heading to the gate, made for a tough Friday night (Aug. 2) at The Meadowlands.