Trotting talent was on display on Sunday night (July 30) at Running Aces and both Bp’s Lucky Star and Rock Party delivered big performances to step into the spotlight.
Author: by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces
IL HHA organize fundraiser for family of 5-year-old
The Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association is organizing a fundraiser.
OHHA to wrap up July with two live streams
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage of the second day of racing from the Wood County Fair in Bowling Green and the first day of racing from the Columbiana County Fair in Lisbon on Monday (July 31).
NYSS jackpot up for grabs at Batavia Downs Tuesday
For the second time in less than a week, the New York Sire Stakes will head to Batavia Downs on Tuesday (Aug. 1) with one seven-horse field and this time featuring 2-year-old male pacers who will go behind the gate to vie for a purse of $106,300.
Swan Fine Lady shocks in $20,000 Open Trot at MGM Northfield Park
Stepping up to the Open ranks for the second week in a row, Swan Fine Lady turned a perfect trip into a victory for her connections in the Sunday (July 30) co-featured $20,000 event at MGM Northfield Park.
Sheridan, Beltrami bag Pocono AHDC trots
Yogi Sheridan and Tony Beltrami capitalized off ground-saving trips to take their respective $11,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Sunday night (July 30).
Stewardoftheland wins feature at Tioga
Stewardoftheland (Jim Taggart Jr.) captured the $11,500 featured pace on Sunday (July 30) at Tioga Downs.
Oaks hopeful ‘Something’ from the beginning
From early on, breeder Ron Mersky had a really good feeling about Railee Something. Ever since then, the 3-year-old trotting filly has done nothing to change Mersky’s opinion. Railee Something has won 11 of 19 career races, hit the board an additional five times, and earned $332,636 for Mersky, who retained ownership of the daughter of International Moni-Railee Priti. She is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the first of Saturday’s two $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks eliminations for sophomore female trotters at The Meadowlands.
Kentucky Sire Stakes return to Red Mile
On Sunday (July 30), Monday (July 31) and Tuesday (Aug. 1) Red Mile returns with plenty of stakes action.
NYSS sophomore trotting colts on tap Monday at Monticello
The 3-year-old trotting colts come to Monticello Raceway on Monday (July 31) for two heats of New York Sire Stakes and two dashes of the Excelsior series, all competing for $154,000 in purse money.