Batavia, NY — After winning two straight top paces for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs, Shallow was handicapped by post eight and seven the following two weeks and did not hit the board. This week she caught a short field but still had to dig deep to win the $15,000 Open I pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday evening (Sept. 14).
Author: by Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs
Luisella survives rough trip, wins $47,950 Keystone Classic at The Meadows
Washington, PA — Parked for the opening three-eighths before she could cross over, Luisella dug deep, held off a pair of late challengers and captured Wednesday’s (Sept. 14) $47,950 Keystone Classic for 3-year-old filly trotters at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Swan In Motion wins third straight
Harrington, DE – Howard Taylor’s Swan In Motion ($4.20, Art Stafford Jr.) won his third straight race Wednesday (Sept. 14) in the featured $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.4.
Horses eligible for Prospect Series Finals
Toronto, ON – Ontario Racing has produced the list of horses eligible for the Prospect Series Finals for fi veof the eight age, sex, and gait divisions.
Top Jug Contenders, Final Week
Delaware, OH – This is the final installment of the Top 10 Contenders for the 77th edition of the Little Brown Jug, sponsored by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, to be contested on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
Double Deceiver downs Rebuff; Boudoir Hanover puts her rivals to sleep at Red Mile
Lexington, KY – On Sunday (Sept. 11) Red Mile hosted two $80,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Championship series, two $30,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth series and two $15,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for sophomore female and male trotters and pacers. Defending Kentucky champion Double Deceiver dug down and captured his contest by a nose while Boudoir Hanover showed who was the boss in their respective divisions of the Championship series.
Shenandoah Downs prepares to usher in 8-week Fall harness racing season with full slate of opening weekend promotions
Woodstock, VA – Shenandoah Downs will open its seventh season of pari-mutuel harness racing on Friday (September 16) at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock and continue an 8-week “Harness The Mountain Magic” campaign its longest ever through November 6th. Each of the meets from 2016-2021 were a total of five weeks in length.
Lucien Fontaine, 83, dies
Columbus, OH – Harness racing great Lucien Fontaine passed away late Saturday at the age of 83 after a brief illness.
Saulsbrook Olympia back on track in Batavia feature
Batavia, NY — Beaten only a nose last week after winning three in a row, Saulsbrook Olympia got back to her winning ways after she parlayed a lot of early movement into a late stretch score in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Batavia downs on Wednesday night (Sept. 7).
Top Jug Contenders, Week #4
Delaware, OH – For the next two weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 77th edition of the Little Brown Jug, sponsored by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, to be contested on Thursday, September 22, 2022.