Two-year-old trotting colts took center stage at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with four $35,500 divisions of their opening leg of Indiana Sire Stakes on Thursday (July 10) with Swan Affect and driver LeWayne Miller headlining with a 1:55.3 score in the quickest split at 9-1.
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Filly trotters kick off BSS for freshmen at Scioto
Five divisions of the $20,000 Buckeye Stallion Series for filly trotters kicked off the 2025 2-year-old season Thursday (July 10) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Schadels dominant in Hughesville (Pa.)
For the second straight week, the Pennsylvania Fair harness circuit set up shop at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds. Last week, Hughesville, Pa., hosted one of five “two-day” non-fair events enabled by legislation, and this Wednesday and Thursday (July 9 and 10), the Fair Sire Stakes horses raced the “fair proper” meeting.
Freshman fillies spar in Yonkers NYSS
Two-year-old pacing fillies headlined Thursday night’s (July 11) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway in two $75,900 New York Sire Stakes events and three $20,000 New York Excelsior Series divisions.
Dizzy Lizzy wins Vernon feature
Dizzy Lizzy and trainer-driver Ron Harp captured the $6,500 featured fillies and mares pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 10).
Red Mile set to launch 2025 racing season
The countdown is on for the highly anticipated return of live harness racing at the Red Mile, with opening day set for Sunday, July 20. Racing will continue through Sunday, Oct. 5, following a Sunday-through-Wednesday schedule. Post time will be 5:05 p.m. on Sundays, and 1 p.m. post times on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tabdone wins fourth straight in Philly feature
The 3-year-old Cantab Hall trotting filly Tabdone won her fourth straight race as she took Thursday’s (July 10) $13,500 feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia, a neck to the good of Inferno DK.
Game Changers: Forbidden Trade
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. This week, Canada’s 2020 Driver of the Year Bob McClure, and three-time O’Brien Award-winning trotter and 2019 Hambletonian champion Forbidden Trade.
Massive Speed takes third Maine Sire Stake
Bangor, ME — Marc Tardif’s Massive Speed handily took his third Maine Sire Stake for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Wednesday (July 9) at Bangor Raceway, securing a new 1:57.4 record…
Calabrese coasts in Monticello NAADA Trot
John Calabrese took command with 1-5 favorite Draco S and gradually separated from the competition in progress to an open-length victory in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (July 9).