On yet another evening with extreme temperatures, Setyoursightshigh and Rani Hanover brought plenty of heat of their own to The Red Mile’s 15-race card on Wednesday (July 30).
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Smedshammer duo set for Hambletonian, Oaks challenges
Trond Smedshammer has won both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks during his career – one of 12 trainers to accomplish that feat – and he will have the opportunity to add to his trophy collection Saturday when he sends out a horse in each of those trotting classics for 3-year-olds at The Meadowlands.
Freshman trotters open State Fair stakes as First Leg of Ohio Triple Crown gets underway at Scioto Downs
The first leg of the Ohio Triple Crown gets underway Thursday (July 31) with three $56,000 divisions of freshman colt trotters and three $55,500 divisions of freshman filly trotters in the Ohio State Fair Stakes at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Eight points separate top three in Top 10 poll
The top three horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll remained unchanged in the Week 7 edition of the rankings released Wednesday, but the gap between the trio was reduced to a mere eight points.
How quitting over the Hambletonian led Trevor Ritchie to glory with the race’s first Ontario-sired winner
Twenty-five years ago, Yankee Paco won the 75th Hambletonian in Trevor Ritchie’s first start in the race.
Ken Warkentin’s Final Road to the 2025 Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel
Race favorite Super Chapter tops Ken Warkentin’s Final Road to the 2025 Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel.
Gil Short comes full circle in Virginia, from track construction manager to Standardbred farm builder
Meet Gil Short, a key figure in the development, launch and early operation of Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent (VA), who is back in the area building another equine facility — though this one isn’t geared to accommodate hundreds of horses and thousands of fans.
Bartlett back at Batavia for NYSS action Thursday
After winning a total of five races at Batavia Downs last Saturday (July 26), the second-leading dash winning driver in North America, Jason Bartlett, will be back to sit behind two of the fastest second-year side-wheelers on record this year to compete in the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers in split sets for a total of $114,900 in purses.
Al-Mar Flash Over remains on fire at Running Aces
The Tuesday night (July 29) harness racing program at Running Aces featured eight divisions of Minnesota-sired freshman trotters and pacers.
Crawford Farms bred three Hambo Oaks starters
Any breeder would tell you that getting a foal from the ground to the winner’s circle on Hambletonian Day is nothing short of a miracle. With that fact in mind, Crawford Farms has plenty to be grateful for.