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Soho Santorini A benefited from a superb steer by driver Colin Kelly to take the $19,000 high-end claiming handicap pace at The Meadowlands Saturday night (Feb. 14) to complete a weekend sweep of the nightly features for Kelly and trainer Doug Dilloian Jr.

Blazing Home N put the swoop to the group in the Saturday (Feb. 14) feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

The 2026 racing season got underway on Saturday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and with the temperatures in the 40s (balmy for this time of year in northeast Pennsylvania), excellent speed standards were achieved over a well-groomed oval.

One week after tasting defeat despite receiving what was a perfect second-over trip as the 2-5 favorite, High Speed Swan had much to prove Friday night (Feb. 13) at The Meadowlands in the featured $25,000 high-end winners-over trot, and prove much he did, scoring in remarkably determined fashion in a lifetime-best 1:52.3.

The Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, is rapidly approaching and along with it, the annual silent auction held in conjunction with the evening’s festivities.

The Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association (MHHA) on Friday (Feb. 13) applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her proposal to increase the cap on revenue from the internet gaming tax directed to the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund (AEIDF).

Tony Ciuffetelli pounced off a perfect trip while John Calabrese powered down the road to each deliver with favorites in the pair of North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Feb. 12).

Sent off at 19-1, Phoenix Rising did the heaviest lifting in Thursday’s (Feb. 12) $9,000 distaff pacing feature at Rosecroft Raceway through a long first-over grind but ultimately shared top honors with 1-5 favorite Peace Talks, who fanned off live cover to force a dead heat.

When racing returned for the kickoff of the 2026 meet at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (Feb. 12), it was only fitting that the track’s all-time leading driver and winner of the last 12 driving titles, Trace Tetrick, led the way on the evening with a trio of driving victories on the 14-race program.