Fast-class speedster Ranaldi took home the fastest of the $8,000 co-features on Sunday (Dec. 15) at Cumberland Raceway, giving red-hot reinsman Drew Campbell a hat trick on the mid-day card.
Author: by Chris Tully, for First Tracks Cumberland
Burt, Hernandez score in Philadelphia AHDC
Raymond Burt and Geovany Hernandez vaulted off pocket rides to win their respective $7,500 American Harness Drivers Club divisions at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Dec. 15).
Ohio Breeder Open House today (Dec. 16)
Reminder to all Ohio breeders that the Winterwood Farm open house is today (Dec. 16) from 3-7 p.m.
Ohio Standardbred Development Fund meeting scheduled
The Ohio Standardbred Development Fund will meet on Thursday (Dec. 19) at Scioto Downs in the Three Diamonds Room. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m.
Reisenweaver, Sheridan score in Freehold AHDC trots
Steven Reisenweaver prevailed in a fierce stretch battle and Yogi Sheridan pounced off a pocket ride to win their respective $7,500 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 14).
Mike Wandishin, 64, dies
Mike Wandishin, 64, died Dec. 15, 2024, after a five-year battle with kidney disease. He had resided for over at year at West Chester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Chester County, Pa.
Campbell wins six at Cumberland
Drew Campbell left nothing but scorched earth in his wake as the sizzling hot reinsman won six of ten races on Saturday (Dec. 14) at Cumberland Raceway. In fact, the Nova Scotia-native has won 10 of the last 19 races held over the last two days of the penultimate weekend of Winter Festival harness racing at the iconic southern Maine oval.
Swedish San Moteur showed top form
While the French Prix d’Amerique horses had a day off, Swedish San Moteur with Björn Goop started in the Legolas Memorial at Åby Racetrack in Gothenburg, and what a performance the 7-year-old trotter gave.
$2,158 Pick-5 carryover at MGM Northfield Park
Saturday night (Dec. 14) marked another tough Pick-5 sequence at MGM Northfield Park, resulting in a $2,158 carryover. The pool will roll over to the program on Sunday night (Dec. 15).
Kobe’s Gigi prevails, ‘Spring’ nails ‘Ruthless’ at Big M
There were a pair of superstar pacers sitting atop the marquee Saturday night (Dec. 14) at The Meadowlands, and when the dust cleared, Kobe’s Gigi held on in the $27,500 Open 2 Handicap for fillies and mares while Spring Inhis Step A took down Ruthless Hanover in the $40,000 Preferred Handicap.