There were plenty of fans on hand to witness the 2026 edition of the $320,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes Freshmen Finals on Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Cumberland Fair with some likely favorites prevailing, along with an upset, which made for a great day of New England harness racing.
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Aceandaten wins first Gold in final leg of the season
Aceandaten won the lone C$150,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 5 test for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Oct. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 1:51.
Totally Tyler breaks maiden with 1:49 OSS record in Gold for 2-year-old pacing colts
Totally Tyler broke his maiden in epic style, blasting to a 1:49 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record mile while winning the first of two C$100,000 Gold Leg 5 divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts on Saturday (Oct. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ponda Jet back to winning ways in Open Trot at Hoosier
Determined to get back to the winner’s circle, Ponda Jet piloted by Kyle Wilfong for trainer Jay Hochstetler soared in a gritty finish to take home the $22,000 Open Trot in the Jim Wilson Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday (Oct. 3).
Mr Mouton trots track record on Kentucky Futurity undercard
Ake Svanstedt trainee Mr Mouton, who spoiled the 27-race win streak of On To Norway in a Graduate Series division this summer, torched the track at The Red Mile on the undercard of the 134th Kentucky Futurity to clock a track record for 4-year-old trotting geldings with a 1:49.3 mile in the $20,000 Walner Syndicate Open Trot on Saturday (Oct. 3).
Let Them Gossip wins feature at Vernon
Let Them Gossip (Chris Long) pulled off an upset victory in the $7,500 Featured Fillies & Mares Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday night (Oct. 3).
It was bombs away for Thunder Country in Batavia Downs Open
A perfect storm that occurred early in the race, helped the seriously overlooked Thunder Country to strike late at 36-1 and win the featured $13,500 Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Oct. 3) night.
Closers dominate Saturday at Pocono
An atypical backstretch headwind combined with an atypical number of front-end duels resulting in wild fractions, leading to many come-from-behind horses posting upsets during most of the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 3) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Beau Jangles, Brandon Blvd score in Bluegrass Colt Pace
Last season’s Horse of the Year Beau Jangles and this season’s North American earnings leader Brandon Blvd both uncorked front-stepping 1:47.2 efforts to win their respective $79,000 divisions of the Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 3) at The Red Mile.
Hope Hill upsets Miss Jum Jabber in Bluegrass Filly Pace
Hope Hill turned the tables after a 3-1/2 length defeat to Brett Pelling’s star sophomore pacing filly Miss Jum Jabber in the Kentucky Championship Series final when she overpowered her late in the stretch for a 1:49 victory in the second of the cohort’s $151,000 Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes on Saturday (Oct. 3) at The Red Mile.