The Rutgers Equine Science Center’s 2023 Summer Showcase will be held Thursday (July 13) from 12-2 p.m. (EDT).
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Mac’s Marvel lowers own track mark in Aces Tuesday feature
The Tuesday night (June 27) program at Running Aces was highlighted by the $18,500 Open Handicap pace which featured a very talented field of nine.
Rodman was a slam-dunk in Plainridge feature
After a pair of difficult trips from two outside posts, Rodman finally drew inside and got back to his winning ways in the $15,000 feature pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (June 27).
Track records fall in Kentucky Sire Stakes
Command, Brodeur and Caviart Donovan were the stars of Tuesday’s (June 27) Kentucky Sire Stakes competition for 3-year-olds at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel by virtue of track record performances in their respective $25,000 second-round events.
Meadowlands Stakes on Fox Sports Saturday night
The Meadowlands “Championship Meet” kicks into high gear this Saturday (July 1) with eight Grand Circuit stakes, including the Crawford Farms Open Trot, the Six Pack for mare trotters, the Dave Brower Memorial Open Pace, the Perfect Sting Mare Pace and four divisions of the Reynolds Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies and colts, stocked with a bounty of Hambletonian hopefuls.
Jason Bartlett becomes a member of 10,000 win club
Jason Bartlett has had 13 wins over the last two nights at MGM Yonkers Raceway — seven on Monday night (June 26) and six on Tuesday night (June 27) — and the last of those triumphs on Tuesday’s program made him just the 20th North American driver to have 10,000 career victories.
Taking a shot with ‘Fling’ in Messenger
American Fling has shown the ability to step around a half-mile track, so the defending New York Sire Stakes champion earned the chance to step out Friday in the $250,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
OHHA seeks Assistant Director
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is looking to hire an Assistant Director.
One shift in Top 10 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
There was only one shift in the Top 10 in the Week 3 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday as Covered Bridge and Ruthless Hanover swapped positions eight and nine in the rankings.
Harness Racing Hall of Fame weekend information
The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Sunday (July 2) at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y.