A total of 98 horses have nominated to the James K. Hackett Memorial races to be contested at Miami Valley Raceway in April.
Author: from Miami Valley Raceway
Family ties make ‘Cookie’ a treat
Given her pedigree, female pacer C Is For Cookie is good enough for Seth Rosenfeld. Her performances in the next several weeks might provide an idea whether “Cookie” could develop into a monster on the racetrack. Bred and owned by Rosenfeld’s Birnam Wood Farms, C Is For Cookie is the 13th and final foal from retired Hall of Fame broodmare Sweet Future. C Is For Cookie’s siblings include 2014 Pacer of the Year Sweet Lou, two-time Breeders Crown champion Bettor Sweet, and the dams of Dan Patch Award winners Youaremycandygirl (Sweet Lady Jane) and Captain Crunch (Sweet Paprika).
Yonkers Raceway to offer seeded Pick-5 pool on Thursdays
Those that say nothing in this world is free may need to visit MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday nights to check out a new can’t-miss Pick-5 opportunity.
Purses increase for DSBF finals
At the March 22 meeting of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund board, it was approved to increase all final purses for the 2023 racing year.
GSY rebranded as Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club
The GSY (Gural, Settlemoir, Yarrock) Amateur Driving Club has been rebranded to the Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club.
Woodbine Mohawk Park back in action Saturday with extra-large card
Following a cancellation and short break, Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to return to live racing action this Saturday (April 1) with an extra-large 15-race card.
First win for Long is unconventional in every way
As the second division of the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Drivers Club took to the track on Tuesday (March 28) at Rosecroft, 18-year-old Wyatt Long didn’t even have a drive.
Perfect Twenty dominates in DSBF Late Closer final
Perfect Twenty jogged in the $50,950 DSBF Late Closer final for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday (March 28). Trainer Clifton Green hit the trifecta as his trotters finished first, second and third.
Woodbine Mohawk Park race office encourages online entry
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s race office would like to encourage all horsepeople to enter their horses using Standardbred Canada’s online entering service.
Page flies high with ‘Jet’
Chris Page got to watch Smoking Jet’s 2022 season from multiple vantage points, but whether he was in the sulky or on the sidelines, Page enjoyed the view. Page, along with Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi, purchased Smoking Jet in March 2022. Last season, the now 6-year-old gelding won 16 of 38 races, earned $245,685, and was named Ohio’s Older Trotter of the Year. He tied for the second-most victories by any trotter in North America.