Skyway Freakshow continued to flaunt an apparent infinite limit to her seasonal prodigiousness, effortlessly waltzing to the 16th win of her 2026 campaign during a breezy, late-season appearance at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (Oct. 28).
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Sayinwhatimthinkin nabs Dayton feature
Sayinwhatimthinkin and driver Trevor Smith used a gate-to-wire effort to score a 2-length victory in Wednesday’s (Oct. 28) $21,000 conditioned trotting feature at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
J B Gram takes Batavia’s Octoberfest final
After winning two of the three preliminary legs and being claimed twice during the proceedings, J B Gram saved his best mile of the year for Wednesday (Oct. 28) as he won the $22,500 final of the Octoberfest Claiming Series at Batavia Downs.
Grand Circuit shifts to Hoosier Friday
Fresh off last weekend’s Breeders Crown at Eldorado Scioto Downs, the Grand Circuit will move to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Oct. 30) with a quartet of six-figure stakes events for the sport’s top 3-year-olds.
Breeders Crown results shake up Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Six Breeders Crown winners found themselves among the top eight horses in the Week 20 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Oct. 28), with a new No. 1 and two returnees to the Top 10 among the group.
PA Horse Racing Commission (Oct. 27) meeting summary
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission at its October 27 meeting approved delegation of duties orders for the new directors of its two racing bureaus.
$1.32 million Massachusetts Breeder Stakes finals Thursday at Plainridge Park
Plainridge Park will be hosting the $1.32 million finals of the Massachusetts Breeder Stakes on Thursday (Oct. 29) at 2 p.m. Eight divisions worth $165,000 each will bring together the finest 2- and 3-year-old Standardbreds of both gaits and sexes bred in Massachusetts to decide this year’s champions.
Vincennes Winter Meeting gets underway Thursday
Thursday, October 29 marks the opening day of the French Winter Meeting at Vincennes, kicking off with a strong Group III event, the Prix de Cévennes.
Name game: Owners enjoying the ride with Aintmyfirstro Deo
Forget about putting money down on a hunch bet. A hunch buy can prove to be a big winner too. At least that’s been the case with 2-year-old male pacer Aintmyfirstro Deo.
Team Svanstedt has big Tuesday at Pocono
The stable of newly-elected Hall of Famer Åke Svanstedt, already sending out winners at a 35% clip at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, improved on that number during Tuesday afternoon’s (Oct. 27) card at The Downs with three victories from five starters (60%), including a victory by the Chapter Seven – I D Diana NO miss Kountry Irene in the top purse event of the day, a $16,000 event for 2-year-old trotting fillies.