Back in 2013 Dr. Richard Flacco took a risk and acquired the trotting sire Lou’s Legacy and brought the stud to Flacco Family Farms in Alexis, Ill.
Author: by Mike Paradise, for the IHHA
Monticello cancels Wednesday live racing
Once again, due to track conditions, Monticello Raceway has canceled live racing on Wednesday (March 12).
Phoenix Rising ‘everything’ to Gannons
Franklin Gannon III was 17 years old when his parents bought a yearling female pacer named Scarlet Brocade. Her impact on Gannon’s life, as well as the lives of his Maryland-based family, was immediate – and lasting. Scarlet Brocade’s daughter Scarlet Pandemic produced Phoenix Rising, who has extended the family’s winning run to a third generation.
Joy Sheaffer, 95, dies
Joy M. Sheaffer, 95, died March 7, 2025, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital with her family by her side.
St. Patrick’s weekend at Meadowlands Racetrack
The Meadowlands Racetrack is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all weekend long with a delectable Irish-themed buffet, curated by the renowned Chef Chris Burnet.
Don’tmesswithles rallies, upsets at Rosecroft
After stalking a protracted backstretch duel, Walter Birney Jr.’s Don’tmesswithles vaulted off second-over cover and rallied to a 12-1 upset in Monday’s (March 10) featured $10,000 winners-over pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Barry Lefkowitz, 66, dies
Barry Lefkowitz, 66, a longtime publicist and executive in harness racing and a driving force in the resurgence of the United States Harness Writers Association as the current Chair of the Board and immediate past president, and through his efforts involving the Dan Patch Awards banquet, passed away overnight after battling cancer for the last year.
Keystone USHWA announces award winners
Evan Pattak and Pohla Smith, the husband-and-wife team who have been the “First Family” of Pennsylvania harness racing communications for over four decades, have been selected to receive the Mary Lib Miller Award, the highest honor annually given by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association.
Monticello cancels Tuesday live racing
Once again, due to track conditions, Monticello Raceway has canceled live racing on Tuesday (March 11).
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.