Meadowlands Pace Night (July 13) brought a mixture of predictability and surprise, and was highlighted by the fastest-ever Pace — a mythical 1:46.3 mile put up by Legendary Hanover — as well as the third $5 million night of business at the windows over the last five Pace Nights.
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Victory is sweet for Sugar Instead in Ohio Sires Stakes
It was an action-packed night at MGM Northfield Park Wednesday (July 17) when rivals Sugar Instead and Jurassic Hattie battled for dominance in the third leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies. The rivals were forced head-to-head as only one $100,000 division went behind the gate.
Parham purchases Hoosier Classic Sale and Midwest Classic Mixed Sale
Dana Parham, owner of Odds On Racing, is excited to announce that he has purchased the Hoosier Classic Sale and the Midwest Classic Mixed Sale from its longtime owners and operators, Steve Cross and David and Jeff Fought.
Fancy Like That dominates again in Maryland Sire Stakes
Kasey Bendix and Virginia Marvel’s homebred Fancy Like That delivered another devastating blow to her Maryland Sire Stakes competition on Wednesday (July 17) at Ocean Downs, beating Covid For Real by 11-1/4 lengths in 1:55.3 in a $10,000 second-round preliminary for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Grand Circuit to four tracks this weekend
Grand Circuit action begins on Saturday (July 20) as Saratoga will host the $250,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial for older pacers.
Trotting fillies battle in Indiana Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Indiana Sire Stakes action returned to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Wednesday (July 17) with leg four for the 3-year-old trotting fillies. Two divisions highlighted the 14-race card, with Hail Broadway and Skyway Paige delivering victories in front-stepping fashion.
Sherman final to Nine One Oh Six at Scioto Downs
Nine One Oh Six set a new lifetime mark of 1:51.4, on a track rated sloppy, Wednesday (July 17) at Eldorado Scioto Downs in the $32,000 Daryl Sherman final.
Evening racing highlighted at Bloomfield
Bloomfield, IA – Fair goers filled the grandstand at Bloomfield, Iowa to partake in the thrill of the evening card of harness racing on Wednesday (July 17).
BJM’s Lil Man stands tall in NYSS at Buffalo
Hamburg, NY – BJM’s Lil Man ($2.40) stood tall in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for the 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 17) with a hard fought 1-1/4 length victory over Low Inside in 1:59.4 over the fast track.
Ante Up Hanover; 1:57 fastest ever at Clearfield (PA)
Clearfield, PA – Ante Up Hanover won at the Clearfield (PA) Fair during the Tuesday (July 16) twilight card in 1:57 – the fastest time ever posted over the half-mile track in the northcentral part of the state.