As America celebrates its birthday weekend, the grand daddy of racetracks, Goshen Historic Track, kicks off its three-day Grand Circuit meet Saturday (July 1) with a nice assembly of nine races, highlighted by four $20,000 New York Sire Stake Excelsior events for 3-year-old colt and filly pacers.
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Test Of Faith ready to embark on final campaign
Test Of Faith, whose multiple Dan Patch Awards include the trophy for 2021 Horse of the Year, will begin her final season of racing Saturday when she joins 10 mares in the $142,260 Perfect Sting Stakes for older female pacers at The Meadowlands.
Jim Devaux notches 7,000th career win Wednesday at Monticello
It’s only fitting that Jim Devaux set a major career milestone at Monticello Raceway, where it all began for the 56-year-old in 1990. He’s come a long way since his first year, where he had just three starts and earnings of only $496. On Wednesday (June 27), he won his 7,000th race aboard Luvcrunchess, who scored a 2-3/4 length, wire-to-wire win in 1:58.3.
Greatest Ending sells for $172,000, tops onGait auctions Thursday
Greatest Ending p,3,1:50.3f led all auctions Thursday afternoon at onGait, bringing a winning bid of $172,000 from Anthony MacDonald’s The Stable of Ontario.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for June 30
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (June 30).
No changes in Little’s Road to the Pace Week 9
While there were no changes in the Week 9 edition of Dave Little’s “Road to The Meadowlands Pace” Top 10 poll, there may be for next week’s 10th and final ballot, as six of the 10 horses will race (with another qualifying) on Friday or Saturday in an effort to sharpen up for the Pace eliminations, which take place July 8.
Fox Sports to show Big M’s Brower Memorial
This Saturday (July 1), the stakes season turns up the volume a little more at The Meadowlands with four events, one of which will honor Dave Brower, the longtime Big M TV personality whose death shocked the harness racing world last October.
Toscano duo seek crowns in Yonkers stakes
Linda Toscano will send out highly regarded contenders in Friday’s two stakes races for 3-year-old fillies at MGM Yonkers Raceway with trotter Sadie Hanover looking to remain undefeated this season and pacer Ucandoit Blue Chip, who holds a special connection to the trainer’s heart, aiming to continue her own winning ways.
Live racing to proceed Thursday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park
With today’s air quality index for Milton forecasted to be at ‘Moderate Risk’ by Environment Canada, and consistent with the AGCO’s air quality guidelines, Woodbine Entertainment will be proceeding with live racing Thursday evening (June 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Reign And Shine all aglow
Hawthorne’s State Fairgrounds meeting shifts back to the cozy confines of Du Quoin Friday afternoon (June 30) with a large 13-race program.