Trotting fans from all over the world were at the Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, to watch one of the biggest trotting races, the Prix d’Amerique.
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
Monticello cancels Monday program
Due to water main issues, Monticello Raceway management has canceled live racing for Monday (Jan. 29).
Good times continue for improving trotter Sidd Finch
Unlike his fictional counterpart, the horse Sidd Finch has never studied meditation in the mountains of Tibet. Still, in the past year the trotter has been able to attain a calmer disposition, leading to improved results in his own athletic endeavor.
Daryl Bier, 57, dies
Daryl Scott Bier, 57, died suddenly Jan. 24, 2024, of a heart attack, at his home in Endicott, N.Y.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Jan. 26
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Jan. 26).
Woodbine Mohawk Park cancels Thursday night card
Woodbine Entertainment management has announced Thursday night’s (Jan. 25) card of live racing has been canceled due to unseasonably mild temperatures and dense fog.
C$200,000 Prix d’Ete returning to Hippodrome 3R
The Quebec Jockey Club is proud to announce that their signature race, the Prix d’Ete, will return at the Hippodrome 3R for the 2024 race season with a purse of C$200,000 for 4-year-old pacers plus a C$50,000 consolation race if 14 or more horses enter.
Louis headlines Joe Lighthill at Cal Expo
Louis will be seeking the hat trick when he heads the cast for Friday night’s (Jan. 26) featured $12,500 Joe Lighthill Free-For-All Trot at Cal Expo.
Double carryover on Pick-6 at Big M
With a shot of warm air coming to the region, temperatures will be exceeding seasonal averages with readings expected in the 50-degree range this weekend, which is the perfect time to come out to The Meadowlands and sample a smorgasbord of possibilities.
$700,000 in Virginia Certified Residency Program Award monies distributed from 2023 Standardbred races
The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced that $700,000 in Certified bonus monies for foals of 2020 and 2021 will be distributed from races held in 2023 — a total of $300,000 for the 2020 crop, from 33 individual awards, and $400,000 for the 2021 crop, from 51 individual awards.