With $17,000 up for grabs in the final GSY Series pacing event, held Friday (Dec. 6) at The Meadowlands, the amateurs did not disappoint. Polak A and Tony Beltrami proved victorious in an exciting finish, defeating Willie Boots by 1-1/4 lengths.
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Fox Valley Veto, Lady London take Batavia features
With no Wednesday racing this year at Batavia Downs, the top distaff pace joined the weekly featured trot on Friday night (Dec. 6) with one race providing an upset and the other satisfying the chalk bettors.
Dibaba N wins at Yonkers
Favored Dibaba N (Eric Goodell, $4.30) gave nothing else a shot Friday night (Dec. 6), winning Yonkers Raceway’s brisk $42,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Richard Roth, 87, dies
Richard A. Roth, 87, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Thursday (Dec. 5) at the Fulton County Health Center. Richard was a horse starter and worked at Raceway Park in Toledo. He also owned and operated Roth Starting Gate Service and had started races in Ohio, Ind. and Mich.
Four wins for Marohn at Freehold
Jim Marohn Jr. kicked off his December at Freehold Raceway in a big way on Friday (Dec. 6), as he piloted home four winners on the nine-race program.
K Ryan Bluechip wins third straight at Meadows
K Ryan Bluechip changed tactics but not results as he captured his third straight in Friday’s (Dec. 6) $18,000 Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Lincoln’s Girl N overcomes tough trip to win Philly feature
The Sir Lincoln mare Lincoln’s Girl N came uncovered into a :55 last half and still was able to draw away from favored Glorious Nite to win the $17,000 pacing distaff feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Dec. 6) in a career-best 1:52.4.
NJ puts “Paws on the Ground”
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Racing Commission have deployed a new asset in the effort to prevent cheating in the horse racing industry – a specially-trained scent-sniffing dog named Shadow.
Family Fun Holiday Workshop with Santa at Harness Racing Hall of Fame
The jingle jangle of horse bells have been associated with the chill of winter for so long that they came to be known as sleigh bells. This season, hear the sleigh bells ringing at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, located at 240 Main Street, Goshen, NY on Saturday (Dec. 14), from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.
Allmyx’sliventexas headlines Saturday’s Dave Goldschmidt FFT at Cal Expo
Allmyx’sliventexas, who has rattled off three straight impressive victories to kick off this meet, looks to keep the streak going as the heavy favorite in Saturday night’s (Dec. 6) $10,000 Dave Goldschmidt Free-for-All Pace.