The special Wednesday night (July 3) holiday racing program at Running Aces featured Minnesota-sired sophomore action offering a total purse of $42,500.
Author: by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces
Meadowlands Pace elims, Graduate finals top Saturday FS2 broadcast
It’s fitting that Saturday (July 6) is Fan Appreciation Night at The Meadowlands, because the track will have a special 11-race program on an evening when the patron is king.
Freshman Focus finale with Eldorado Scioto Downs’ Jason Roth
Eldorado Scioto Downs Director of Racing Jason Roth will be the guest on the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s final Freshman Focus of the year. Roth and Roger Huston discuss Saturday night’s four $150,000 Next Generation races for 2-year-olds.
Fancy Like That, Only I Exist keep stakes records intact
Kasey Bendix and Virginia Marvel’s homebred Fancy Like That remained undefeated in Maryland Sire Stakes events this season after delivering a 15-1/2 length drubbing to her four foes in Wednesday’s (July 3) $10,000 first-round preliminary event for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Ocean Downs. Only I Exist likewise kept her seasonal stakes record intact with a similarly decisive win in the 3-year-old filly trot.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 5
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (July 5).
Ken Warkentin’s 2024 Road to the Hambletonian Week Six
The Meadowlands has released Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Six.
Bartlett enjoying the ride with Sir Pinocchio
Jason Bartlett will look to continue a memorable season with Sir Pinocchio in Thursday’s (July 4) $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old trotters, less than a week after the two teamed up for Bartlett’s first-ever win in the MGM Yonkers Trot at Bartlett’s home track. The fact that triumph came after Bartlett watched his oldest son, Kobe, receive his high school diploma made the day’s events even more special.
Trotter’s Gold back as the Hambletonian official beer
In celebration of the 99th edition of America’s greatest harness race, the Hambletonian Society, Meadowlands Racetrack, and Ghost Hawk Brewing Company have again teamed up to provide fans and guests with Trotter’s Gold 2024.
Sixteen horses nominated to Dan Patch FFA at Running Aces
The racing office at Running Aces has processed 16 nominations for the 2024 Dan Patch FFA Pace which is the signature event of the summer at the Minnesota oval.
Grand Circuit weekend opens Thursday at Vernon
The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Thursday (July 4) as Vernon Downs hosts the $300,000 Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old open trotters and the $128,000 Zweig Filly for 3-year-old filly trotters.