One week after being a beaten favorite, Thestable Arrowheadhanover’s Arrowhead Hanover ($3.20, Troy Beyer) received redemption with a 1:55.2 triumph in the $22,500 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday (Sept. 16).
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IRB denies Hawthorne 2027 dates request
The Illinois Racing Board at its Sept. 16 meeting ruled that the requests for 2027 racing licenses for Hawthorne Race Course and Suburban Downs, its related Standardbred racing entity, were deficient and not in compliance with the Illinois Racing Act.
Another new No. 1 – and it’s Super Chapter
Following his win in the MGM Yonkers International Trot this past weekend, Super Chapter ascended to No. 1 in the Week 14 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Sept. 16).
Millionaire war horses and adoptable Standardbreds headline entries for the National Standardbred Horse Show presented by Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program
Preliminary entries are in for the 32nd annual National Standardbred Horse Show Presented by Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program, and the list will look familiar to anyone who follows harness racing. A total of 124 horses have made 1,400 class entries for the three-day show, set for Sept. 18-20 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, with several former millionaires on the track among them.
Countdown to liftoff for Redland Rocket Man
Until recently, Redland Rocket Man has flown slightly under the radar in the 3-year-old male pacing division. On Saturday (Sept. 12) night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the John Pentland trainee guaranteed that he won’t be overlooked again, despite never having been the betting favorite in 12 starts this year.
PD The Big Easy delivers the goods in Aces Tuesday feature
PD The Big Easy delivered as the heavy favorite in the featured event on Tuesday night (Sept. 15) at Running Aces to record his 35th career win.
Fast freshmen feature Tuesday at Pocono
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania came back from its brief refurbishment period Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 15) with four $16,000 contests for 2-year-olds, one for each combination of sex and gait.
Remy Brown N shines in Harrington debut; Givens wins seven
Steve Manzi and Pie San LLC’s Remy Brown N ($2.80) won her Harrington Raceway debut in Tuesday’s (Sept. 15) $22,500 Mares Open Pace in 1:53.1, headlining a seven-win night for her driver, Brandon Givens.
Tualou N said ‘toodle-oo’ in repeat Plainridge win
For the second straight week at Plainridge Park, Tualou N went gate-to-wire and registered a new lifetime mark in the featured $19,000 upper-level conditioned pace on Tuesday (Sept. 15), which was a day littered with career performances.
Whiskey Wow, Grand Reserve win Kentucky Sire Stakes splits
Whiskey Wow and Grand Reserve each registered a victory in their respective $35,000 third-preliminary divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for trotting 4-year-olds on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 15) at the Red Mile.