The road to next month’s Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks passes through Vernon Downs this Sunday (July 19) when the upstate New York oval hosts Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.
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Burke is high on Antognoni S and “Kody” in the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot
Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke has already won two G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trots with It’s Academic, but he’ll be looking to add a third on the strength of a powerful pair of starters he will bring to Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 19) for this year’s $300,000 edition of the Spirit.
Track records fall at Big Rapids (MI)
All-age track records for both gaits at the Mecosta County Fairgrounds, in Big Rapids, Mich., fell on Monday (July 13), the first program of the track’s three-day harness racing stand.
Dan D Man Can stays undefeated; Ross wins No. 1,000
Persevering down the stretch, Dan D Man Can, driven by Atlee Bender for trainer Erv Miller, continued his perfect start to 2026 by winning the fourth leg of the $95,500 Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (June 16).
Makorori N wins fifth straight at Plainridge
After going four-for-four at Vernon Downs since late May, Makorori N came to Massachusetts and won his fifth straight race after taking the featured $17,000 conditioned pace at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 16).
Party At Seven seeks Cumberland repeat
Leading conditioner Michelle Lefebvre sends Party At Seven into the $6,400 featured overnight race on Friday’s (July 17) 13-race card at Cumberland Raceway, looking for his second consecutive victory. The full program also carries two divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotters.
Zweig heads stakes-filled Sunday at Vernon
Vernon Downs will play host to a jam-packed full stakes card featuring the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, for 3-year-old trotters, and its filly companion race on Sunday (July 19). There will be over $837,000 in purse money at stake on the 14-race card.
Benjamin Hanover turns tables on Ari Ferrari J
After heat and then thunderstorms all but shut down the last two Thursday programs at Harrah’s Philadelphia, the conditions this Thursday (July 16), while still hot, allowed for the races to go on, with some excellent performances highlighting the day.
Local preschoolers visit Chris Ryder Stable
On Wednesday (June 15) a group of local preschool children experienced the thrilling world of equestrian sports firsthand during a special interactive educational day hosted by the Chris Ryder Stable at Winners International Farms.
Apex Remains #1 in Week 11 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian
Apex still #1 off his Stanley Dancer Memorial win on July 11 with Diabolic Hill holding steady at #2. Both American Power and It Could Be Worse move up this week after second place finishes in their Dancer Divisions.