Trump Nation benefitted from aggressive Yannick Gingras handling Saturday night(Feb. 8) to take the $37,500 featured Preferred for pacers at the Meadowlands.
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Faves Jack’s Legend N, Swansea win Yonkers’ Saturday night co-featured $40,000 Open Handicaps
Popular propositions Jack’s Legend N (Jason Bartlett, $3.60) and Swansea (Austin Siegelman, $2.70) did not disappoint Saturday night (Feb. 8), winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $40,000 Open Handicaps.
Fan of Terror and Bill Dailey Memorial divisions share Miami Valley spotlight
After a winless month of January, Fan Of Terror (John DeLong) returned to his winning ways on Saturday night (Feb. 8) at Miami Valley Raceway. The 8-year-old Western Terror gelding, whose 18 victories in 2019 fell just one short of being the most in the country, captured the $25,000 Open Pace in 1:52 despite being saddled with a second tier start in the full field of 10 of the Midwest’s finest older horses.
Minore wins with Wygant Prince in first 2020 AHDC Amateur event at Freehold
A field of eight trotters went to post in the first AHDC amateur trot event in many years over the Freehold half-mile oval in the fourth race on the card Saturday (Feb. 8) night.
Santana Beach wins Buffalo feature again
It was hardly ‘beach’ weather in Western New York on a frigid Saturday night (Feb. 8), but Santana Beach (David McNeight III) topped the ticket in a ‘tropical trifecta’ by scoring the victory in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $11,000 Class AA Pace.
Pocono opening night features Game of Claims Series
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono opened on Saturday night (Feb. 8), the earliest seasonal start in the 55 years of racing at the track, but while the temperature hung around the freezing mark, the competition on the oval was hot, mainly in the first preliminary leg of two sections of the track’s Game Of Claims Pacing Series.
The Big Muscle, Drinkin Again win Freehold co-features
The Preferred Handicap Trot and the Preferred Handicap Pace served as the co-features on the 13-race Freehold Raceway card on Saturday (Feb. 8). One proved a tale of continued dominance, another was an underdog story.
Soho Lennon brings win streak to Yonkers Open Pace
On any given day when Soho Lennon comes off the track after training, Doug Dilloian, Jr. knows there could be a delay in getting back to the barn. Dilloian has trained Soho Lennon since early 2016 and the horse has developed a bond with his conditioner.
NAHU Announces year-long handicapping contest
North American Harness Update has announced a weekly handicapping contest presented by Bow River Jewelry that will run through most of the 2020 season.
Dr. Andy Roberts explains veterinarians’ opposition to Horse Racing Integrity Act
In his Op-Ed in Saturday’s (Feb. 8) Star-Ledger/nj.com, “Vets want what’s best for the horse, not their pocketbooks,” Veterinarian Dr. Andy Roberts explains that he, like every veterinarian in America, took an oath of practice to protect animal health and welfare.