Category: Announcements

Chuck Simon, who briefly served as the assistant racing secretary at Yonkers during the early 1990s before venturing into what would be a successful training career in the Thoroughbred industry, passed away Sunday (Sept. 8) in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was 57 and had been battling cancer.

The Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale is this Friday (Sept. 13) at the Pickaway Ag Center, Circleville, Ohio, which means that the focus of many of the Buckeye State’s Standardbred owners and trainers has turned to a search for the next champion harness horse.

The ninth Annual Goshen Yearling Sale will be held at the Mark Ford Training Center on Monday, Sept. 9, starting at noon.

New York-bred yearlings will be eligible to participate in the substantial purse increases for next year that were just announced by the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development fund.

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is thrilled to introduce their new executive director, Dawnelle Mock, who brings a bundle of experience and passion for the horse racing industry.

Start Jugette Day with a free breakfast and prayer service Wednesday (Sept. 18) at 7:30 a.m. in the Backstretch Hospitality Tent across from the Log Cabin on the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

Entries are now being accepted for the first annual North American Standardbred Mixed Sale which will take place on Dec. 17 at the Mount Hope Event Center, Mount Hope, Ohio.

Harold Jay Gerhardt, 89, of Richmond, Va., died Aug. 17, 2024, at Sunrise of Bon Air in Richmond, surrounded by loved ones.