Pacer Wiggle It Jiggleit, one of harness racing’s all-time greats, passed away after a short illness earlier this month at the age of 14.
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Italy’s Frank Gio sights on the Prix d’Amérique
Five-year-old Frank Gio, driven by Matthieu Abrivard, won the Group 2 Prix Marcel Laurent at Vincennes on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 12).
USTA District 11 meeting recap
USTA District 11 members re-elected Matt Sparacino as chairperson and approved four of the 14 proposed rule and bylaw changes at their annual meeting Wednesday (Nov. 11) at Harrington Raceway.
Bo Nanza Chip rallies to win GLADA event at Northfield
Bo Nanza Chip, teamed up with Lavern Miller, used a potent rally in a sweeping 1:57.2 win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) event at Northfield Park on Wednesday night (Nov. 11).
Monti wins six, two carryovers Thursday, at Batavia
For the second consecutive night of racing at Batavia Downs, driver Drew Monti chalked up another six winners — including a natural hat trick in races 4 through 6 — and swept the top two featured distaff paces, including the fastest mile recorded by a pacing mare at Batavia the entire year, all on Wednesday (Nov. 11).
Fifty Rivers cops Dayton trot; Smith wins five
Fifty Rivers proved why the punters sent him off as the heavy 1-2 favorite, grinding out a 1-length victory in Wednesday’s (Nov. 11) $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway.
Cruising Mist tops in DSBF filly pace
Legacy Racing of Delaware’s homebred Cruising Mist took full advantage of a pocket trip and got the better of Harrington series champ Salty Beaches in the second of two $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminary events for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Nov. 11) at Bally’s Dover.
Crown champ Diabolic Hill looks to close campaign with fourth straight win
Annie Stoebe never doubted Diabolic Hill, and after watching him capture the Grade 1 Breeders Crown for 3-year-old male trotters last month at Eldorado Scioto Downs, the colt’s trainer and co-owner had one word to describe the outcome.
No changes to Top 10 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
There were no changes to the Top 10 in the Week 22 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Nov. 11), with Brandon Blvd remaining No. 1 for the third consecutive week.
Dan Patch Awards Feb. 21 at Rosen Shingle Creek
The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is pleased to announce that the 2027 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, will return to the popular Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 21.