A pair of $12,000 contests for developing younger horses topped the Friday afternoon (May 23) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
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Prince Hal Hanover jumps up five spots in Road to the Meadowlands Pace
Off a lifetime-best 1:49.3 score last week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the Dr. Ian Moore-trained Prince Hal Hanover made a big move in Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace poll, as the son of Captaintreacherous-Percy Bluechip jumped up from No. 9 to No. 4 in the weekly Top 10.
One cool ‘Amigo’
Amigo Volo might not be the same horse who set at least one world record at ages 2, 3, and 4 in addition to capturing two Breeders Crown titles and a Dan Patch Award, but the now 8-year-old trotter is still producing winning performances and big miles. His next start comes in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational for older trotters at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Kele Kele convincingly captures Aces distaff feature
The featured event on the Thursday night (May 22) card at Running Aces was the $14,750 Mares Open Pace which offered a talented field of eight competitors.
Busy weekend at Cumberland
Over the last six weeks Cumberland Raceway has enjoyed brisk participation on both the racetrack and at the windows on Fridays, and this week is no exception. The upcoming program has five of 11 races dedicated to the diagonal gate. With Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start of summer, both the Friday (May 23) and Saturday (May 24) cards will show that charcoal grills won’t be the only things getting fired up.
Top trotters shine in sloppy Philly going
Chester, PA – The Father Patrick gelding I’m Out, despite being the first to the top, still was able to later work out driver Tim Tetrick’s preferred second-over journey, winning in 1:55.3…
Saunders eyes another ‘A’ effort from Manolete in NJSS final
Manolete is the type of horse who always strives to deliver a top effort, and trainer Bruce Saunders is expecting nothing less when the colt gets behind the starting gate for Saturday’s (May 24) $225,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old male pacers at The Meadowlands.
Divine karma led hockey coach Dale Hunter to own star horse Crack Shot
A few days after Ontario-sired Crack Shot stormed to victory on May 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the C$126,912 SBOA final for sophomore pacing colts, and just hours before leaving with his team for the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC, London Knights coach Dale Hunter was marveling about the power of karma and how he came to have the good fortune to own a piece of such a talented horse.
State Assembly Speaker Coughlin visits Fair Winds Farm
New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on Monday (May 19) visited Fair Winds Farm, where he met with members of the Standardbred community to hear concerns regarding a proposed cut to the state’s annual appropriation for horse racing purses in the fiscal year 2026 budget.
Lee grabs win in Monticello NAADA trot
Joe Lee came out on top of a heated battle to win with 2-5 favorite Woodside Genius in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (May 21).