Columbus, OH – Frank C. Kuenning, 89, former co-owner and manager of Post Printing Co. in Minster, Ohio and Lexington, Ky., passed away Aug. 14 at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen,…
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Plainridge Park cancels Thursday due to severe storms
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park canceled live racing after the third race on Thursday (Aug. 15) due to the extremely severe storms that rolled along the Cape and through Norfolk County this…
Grand River Raceway’s Battle of Waterloo draws 18; ‘Belles attracts 17
Battle of Waterloo at Grand River Raceway. Landy photo.
Sophomore Pacers enter week five of Maine Sires
Two Fold Cold is the fastest of his division this season. Holli Niles photo.
Evening racing highlighted at Bloomfield
Bloomfield, IA – Fair goers filled the grandstand at Bloomfield, Iowa to partake in the thrill of the evening card of harness racing on Wednesday (July 17).
BJM’s Lil Man stands tall in NYSS at Buffalo
Hamburg, NY – BJM’s Lil Man ($2.40) stood tall in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for the 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 17) with a hard fought 1-1/4 length victory over Low Inside in 1:59.4 over the fast track.
Ante Up Hanover; 1:57 fastest ever at Clearfield (PA)
Clearfield, PA – Ante Up Hanover won at the Clearfield (PA) Fair during the Tuesday (July 16) twilight card in 1:57 – the fastest time ever posted over the half-mile track in the northcentral part of the state.
PA-sired freshman trotting misses shine at Philly
Chester, PA – Two-year-old trotting fillies came to Harrah’s Philadelphia Wednesday (July 17) afternoon for the second preliminary rounds of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series, and the biggest newsmaker was the sire Greenshoe, who fathered both winners in the Sire Stakes competition and also two of the successful Stallion Series fillies.
Captain Hansen commands a 1:49.4 mile at Philly
Chester, PA – The sophomore Captaintreacherous gelding Captain Hansen continues to enjoy life under the shedrow of trainer Eric Ell, covering the mile in a lifetime best 1:49.4 to win the $12,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Wednesday (July 10) afternoon.
Adamczyk takes Monticello NAADA trot
Monticello, NY — Andrew Adamczyk managed to grab the lead from the outermost post with Stick With Me Kid and strolled down the road to a 1:59 win in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 10).