McWicked, harness racing’s richest horse this year, drew post No. 3 for Saturday’s $430,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite while Cruzado Dela Noche drew post No. 6 for Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot and was also tabbed as the 5-2 morning-line choice. Draws for the Open Pace and Open Trot were conducted Tuesday at Wisecrackers at Mohegan Sun Pocono. The draws for the remaining 10 championship events were held last weekend following the eliminations. USTA/Mark Hall photo.
Author: USTA News Archive
SRF’s feed bucket challenge is underway
Mc Cauley Bros. Feed will generously give 100 of the Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s horses warm bellies for the winter with their feed bucket challenge match.
Woodside Charm climbs into Top 10 in Poll
Two-year-old female trotter Woodside Charm moved into the Top 10 in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while the top-three spots were unchanged ahead of Saturday’s Breeders Crown finals at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
Catalogues available for Michiana Classic Yearling Sale
Catalogues are now available for the second annual Michiana Classic Yearling Sale in Shipshewana, Ind.
Dan Patch Awards at Rosen Shingle Creek room reservations now available
Not only is it Breeders Crown time, it’s also time to start booking rooms for the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s 2019 Dan Patch Awards banquet.
Sears drives another longshot winner at Yonkers
Turns out Brian Sears’ 30-1 upset with Cruzado Dela Noche in the million-dollar Yonkers International Trot was puny pari-mutuel potatoes. Monday night (Oct. 22), Sears and 82-1 A Oliveinmymartini became Yonkers Raceway’s largest win mutuel of the season, to the tune of $167.50 for ever correct couple of bucks.
Pedigree-rich Davids Coming Home takes Monday Pocono feature
The Artsplace broodmare Arterra has produced a pair of million dollar winners in If I Can Dream ($1,990,276) and Western Terror ($1,164,174). Her 2015 foal by A Rocknroll Dance, Davids Coming Home, may not have the lofty credentials of the other two mentioned here, but he may be coming into his own right now, as he captured the $13,000 featured pace at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Monday night (Oct. 22).
Foiled Again notches 105th career win Monday at Harrington
Legendary pacer and the richest Standardbred of all-time, Foiled Again ($12, Montrell Teague), notched his 105th career win Monday (Oct. 22) at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.1 in a $10,000 conditioned race.
Taylor Swiftly, Simple Kaos stout in Massachusetts stakes
The third leg of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes for first-year state-breds resumed at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 22) after a one week break and offered four divisions vying for $163,434 in total purse money.
Kauffman gets win 3,000 at Hollywood Dayton
On the occasion of his 3,000th lifetime win in the fifth race at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway on Monday afternoon (Oct. 22), driver Kayne Kauffman took a few moments to reflect on his career.