Ten horses have been entered to compete in the Hap Hansen Progress Pace elimination race on Wednesday (Nov. 20) at Dover Downs. Southwind Ozzi and American Mercury supplemented to the race at a cost of $25,000 each.
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Hervey/Smallsreed/McKee awards deadline is Dec. 9
The best of harness racing journalism in 2019 will be honored by the U.S. Harness Writers Association with the John Hervey Awards for writing, Sam McKee Award for broadcasting, and George Smallsreed Awards for photography. The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Dec. 9.
Skyful Of Lighters scores in Pompano feature
On a relatively cold South Florida night, Skyful Of Lighters, handled by Dave Ingraham, was red-hot in taking top honors in Pompano Park’s Open II pacing feature. The 8-year-old gelded son of Bettor’s Delight had been knocking at the door in his two previous starts here, but on Sunday night (Nov. 17), he out-gamed his competition in a “bang-bang” finish in 1:53.3.
Changes to the USHWA website
Please note that due to a change in our hosting package with web.com, there has been some delays in getting our .org and .com web extensions functional with the modifications we have made.
Meadowlands Racetrack live post draws this Tuesday
The entries and post positions will be revealed for the TVG finals and Fall Final Four during a live post position draw on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at 12:30 p.m.
Time Machine
Time travel is a fascinating trip. Let us travel backward in time to 33° 44′ 38.67″ N, 78° 52′ 10.11″ W. Each of our three stops will begin at noon on April 12 and last for one hour. At each stop, we will find horses. With a whoosh, a shudder and a kaleidoscope of flashing of lights, we are off to our first stop into the mists of bygone days.
$7,500 Pick-5 guaranteed total pool Monday at Northfield Park
Northfield Park is announcing the addition of a $7,500 Pick-5 total pool guarantee on Monday (Nov. 18).
Billy Badger N, Sugar Factory take Harrah’s Philadelphia features
Billy Badger N ($7.20) and Sugar Factory ($4.80) proved best in their respective featured pacing events on a cold and windy Sunday afternoon (Nov. 17) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Paul K. Crews, 73, dies
Paul K. Crews, age 73, of Miamisburg, Ohio, passed away on Friday (Nov. 15).
Harrah’s Philadelphia draw, qualifier advisories
Horsemen are advised of a change to the qualifying and draw schedules this week at Harrah’s Philadelphia.