Executiv Ek, a 3-year-old Italian trotter sired by Face Time Bourbon, won in 1:54.4f at the Capannelle track outside Rome, Italy, Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 1).
Author: by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
Hale having fun with stable of homebreds
Whatllyadoboutme is an outsider — literally and figuratively — in Thursday’s $27,000 Filles-and-Mares Open Pace at Miami Valley Raceway, but to paraphrase a famed equine-related quote, she is good for the inside of Daniel Hale. Hale bred, owns, and trains Whatllyadoboutme, who will start from post seven in the open’s seven-horse field and is 20-1 on the morning line. A 5-year-old mare, Whatllyadoboutme is one of an entirely homebred stable operated by Hale, a retired Columbus, Ohio, police officer who first got involved in racing as a teenager.
Bax hopes to ‘Graduate’ at the top of the class
John Bax is hoping for the same old magic in the new Ontario Graduate series at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Restaurant Raffle to benefit Historic Track
A Restaurant Raffle to benefit Goshen Historic Track is being held.
Woodbine Mohawk Park moves qualifiers to Monday
Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to inform all horsepeople that this week’s qualifying session originally scheduled for Friday (Feb. 3) has been moved to Monday (Feb. 6).
Miller learns while grinding away
Tyler Miller grew up watching two of harness racing’s best go about their business on a daily basis. The son of driver Andy Miller and trainer Julie Miller, Tyler studied and learned from them, and many others. But it wasn’t until he graduated from Rider University in 2020 and became a fulltime driver, that Miller began getting his real education.
Somestarsomewhere had sparkling first crop
There are few out-and-out “locks” in harness racing, however when it came to naming the 2022 Illinois Pacing Sire of the Year it looked to be a “slam dunk” decision last month for USTA District 5 member voters.
Plante hits a Tuesday night grand slam at Rosecroft
Driver Roger Plante Jr. set the tone for the Tuesday night (Jan. 31) card at Rosecroft, sweeping the Daily Double on his way to four wins on the night.
Hamelback statement on 5th Circuit denying HISA motion
The following is a statement from Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ denying the recent HISA motion.
Rutgers announces 2023 New Jersey Equine Summit
Aiming to forge a path to success for the state’s horse industry in the decades to come, the Rutgers Equine Science Center will host the 2023 New Jersey Equine Industry Summit on March 16. Hosted by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the summit will be held at the Cook Student Center, New Brunswick.