AI ($2.90) broke a long-standing Buffalo Raceway track record for 2-year-old trotting colts on a muggy Wednesday afternoon (July 16) with a hard-fought half length victory over Titans Mischief in the $106,400 New York Sire Stakes for the freshman sidewinders.
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Harrington’s Delaware State Fair program set for Thursday
Harrington Raceway’s richest program is set for Thursday July 17 to kickoff the Delaware State Fair (post time 5 p.m.).
Gabel and Sherman Finals at Scioto Downs
Odds on favorite Scrappys Love took the $32,000 final of the Dr. Al Gabel Trot Tuesday (July 15) at Eldorado Scioto Downs, while longshot of the night Seaside Star took the Daryl Sherman Pace.
Game Changers: Primetime Bobcat
Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections.
Super Chapter & Go Dog Go 1- 2 in Week 7 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel
Road to the Hambletonian Top 10 – Week 7
Lightning strikes again for Alilthundadownunda at Running Aces; Svendsen gets 500th win
Alilthundadownunda reminded everyone why he was voted as the Minnesota harness racing horse of the year (2021) as he posted his 45th career win while taking a new career mark of 1:51 in the Tuesday night (July 15) featured $14,750 Open Handicap pace with trainer/driver Nick Roland in the bike.
Twin B Joe Fresh gains on Louprint in Top 10 poll
Twin B Joe Fresh pulled within six points of Louprint in the No. 1 spot and three fresh faces joined the Top 10 in the Week 5 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday.
Jas Bluestone a winner on Pocono’s 60th anniversary
It was sixty years ago today that the harness horses began to play at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania – July 15, 1965 was the first day of racing ever at the Downs, and the tradition went into its seventh decade on Tuesday, with a $15,500 claiming handicap trot as the feature, as has been the case in recent months.
Clearfield (PA) completes marathon fair session
The only surviving stop on the Pennsylvania fair circuit that extends more than two days for its meet, the Clearfield County Fair, located about equidistant from The Meadows and Pocono, completed a Saturday (July 12) through Tuesday (July 15) stand.
Little Expensive wins Open Trot; Oak Grove wraps record-breaking meet
Little Expensive shipped west from his home base on the East Coast and fired down the road to a 1:53 win in the $40,000 Open Trot on closing day Tuesday (July 15) of a record-breaking meeting at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.