The annual “Auction for Charity” of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is still accepting donations for prizes. The 34th annual Auction for Charity will take place Sunday (Dec. 3) at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe.
Author: by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association
Surprising end to Hawthorne’s Sunday card
Sunday night’s (Nov. 26) races at Hawthorne Racecourse ended abruptly after only two races because of unsafe racetrack conditions.
Broadway Giant thunders to third in a row at Cumberland
Broadway Giant made his third appearance in the First Tracks Cumberland winner’s circle in as many weeks, taking Maine’s top $5,500 conditioned trot once again on Sunday (Nov. 26) by open lengths.
Cousin Margie takes Friday Northville Open
Cousin Margie (McArdle–Save My Tootsie) and driver Lindsay Moen went to the lead past the quarter and never looked back in capturing the $9,500 Open Pace for mares in 1:56.1 on Friday night (Nov. 24) at Northville Downs.
French Wine is now a millionaire
The fastest 3-year-old trotter of 2023 is now harness racing’s newest millionaire. French Wine 3,1:50 ($1,007,194) trotted his last career start Friday (Nov. 24) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in the Thanksgiving Classic.
A heavyweight rematch a decade in the making
Tim Tetrick heads into the FanDuel Open Pace on Saturday (Nov. 25) at The Meadowlands with a rare and legitimate shot at making harness racing history. Yannick Gingras has every intention of playing the spoiler. While there’s a distinct element of rarity in these stars that aligned to pit these two Hall of Fame drivers against each other, the circumstances are not unique.
Darrell W. Dashiell Sr., 79, dies
Darrell W. Dashiell Sr., 79, of Eden, Md., died Oct. 29, 2023, at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne after an extended stay.
Miller, Ginsburg, and Siegelman dominate at Freehold
Together, Tyler Miller, Vinny Ginsburg, and Austin Siegelman won all but one of the 11 races that took place on Freehold Raceway’s half-mile oval on Friday (Nov. 24).
Matty Athearn tops $2 million at Plainridge Park meet
After winning the first race at Plainridge Park on Friday (Nov. 24) with Woman In Gold N (1:56.2, $6.20), Matty “Ice” Athearn surpassed the $2 million mark in driver earnings for the current meet.
Jean Emerson, 93, dies
Hall of Famer Jean Emerson (nee Boomer), 93, who had been involved in almost all aspects of harness racing for nearly a half-century, died Nov. 18, 2023, at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility in Saco, Maine.