North America Cup and Little Brown Jug winner It’s My Show, Milstein Memorial winner and Jug runner-up Seven Colors, and O’Brien Award recipient Pass Line were among 84 horses entered in Saturday morning’s qualifiers at The Meadowlands.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
CHHA scholarship applications due May 31
A scholarship application is now available for the Christian Harness Horsemen’s Association scholarships.
TheStable.ca offering fractional ownership webinars
TheStable.ca is offering two free webinars about fractional ownership in harness racing.
Angus MacDonald, 77, dies
Angus L. MacDonald, 77, died peacefully at home in Vernon, N.Y., on April 16, 2024.
Thayer excited to see racing fund finalized
The Kentucky budget bill containing funding to assist any of the state’s harness racing tracks make a bid to host the Breeders Crown in the future became law last week. State Sen. Damon Thayer, a Republican who serves as the Senate Majority Floor Leader, introduced the revenue bill amendment, which creates a reserve account of up to $900,000 for a Kentucky track that hosts an international harness racing event that distributes at least $5 million in purses and awards.
Dice Dice Baby upsets in Mares Open at Rosecroft
Dice Dice Baby ($33.80) and Jared Moyer pulled off a 15-1 upset in the $10,000 Mares Open Pace Tuesday night (April 16) at Rosecroft.
Brink’s prize filly’s tummy aches likely over
The Mike Brink stable’s young ICF filly Stand By Your Man was an inconsistent trotter as a freshman. It was basically all or nothing at the end of a start, winning a trio of significant state-bred stake races, but not hitting the board in her other four season’s outings.
No Lou Zing victorious in Oak Grove Open
John MacDonald motored 10-1 shot No Lou Zing for the lead and kept chugging on the engine to claim the $30,000 Open Pace on Monday (April 15) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Curtain lowers on MGM Borgata Pacing Series prelims
Linedrive Hanover posted his third win in the prelims, while driver Jason Bartlett had a double with a pair of first-time victors in the three $50,000 divisions of the final round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Whitton, Kleinhans take Oak Grove USHDC events
Oak Grove Racing and Gaming was host to a pair of United States Harness Driving Club events on Monday (April 15) with Cassidy Whitton and Peter Kleinhans recording wins in their respective events.