The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA), in conjunction with the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, is seeking applicants between the ages of 16-20 to participate as members of its Youth Leadership Development Subcommittee. Deadline for application is Wednesday (May 1).
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Scioto Downs purse request and state fair nominations online
As Eldorado Scioto Downs prepares to open on Tuesday (May 7), the new purse request along with the direct deposit form is on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website for horsemen to fill out and return.
Five training rosters from Northwestern Ohio farms
This is the first installment on training sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. More reports will be coming in the next few days and weeks.
Tyler Buter posts driving victory No. 3,000 Sunday at Pocono
Tyler Buter recorded the 3,000th driving victory of his career during a special Easter Sunday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Buter rallied Daddy Let Me Drive into a :28.1 last quarter, closing furiously in the last sixteenth to be up right on the money.
JP Morel Memorial Pacing Series opens at Saratoga
Saturday (April 20) marked the opening of the 2019 edition of the JP Morel Memorial Pacing Series at Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two divisions for the young colt and gelding pacers, each of which went for a purse of $10,000.
Looking Superb is an easy winner in Paris
At the Enghien track in Paris, France, Norwegian born trotter Looking Superb, with trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire, was an easy winner of the group 1-race Prix de Atlantique on Saturday afternoon (April 20).
Seeing Eye Single is one of four winners for Gingras at Big M
As the leading driver at The Meadowlands, Yannick Gingras has had his share of big nights at the mile oval, and Saturday (April 20) at the Big M was just another of many for the 39-year-old, who scored four times on the 13-race program, among them the featured conditioned pace.
Sports Legend, American Admiral are Weiss winners Saturday at Pocono
Last week Turbo Hill and Sports Legend faced each other in a Bobby Weiss Series preliminary in the male pacers ranks. Turbo Hill drew inside his main rival, and even though Sports Legend was favored, Turbo Hill was victorious.
Western Fame crushes his foes in Levy final
Western Fame was the top horse in the five preliminary rounds of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series and he proved to be the best again in Saturday’s (April 20) $664,000 championship for older male pacers at Yonkers Raceway. The 6-year-old stallion won the final by 4-3/4 lengths over Rodeo Rock in a stakes-record-equaling 1:50.4. More The Better N was third.
Northfield Park Super High Five features $30,000 guarantee Monday
Northfield Park is announcing the addition of a $30,000 20-cent Super High Five total pool guarantee to its card on Monday (April 22).