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Yesterday I watched the video of the honor walk for Hunter Myers, and it is the most emotionally excruciating and beautiful thing I have ever seen. I do not think anyone who has viewed it will ever forget it. It is that powerful.

Saulsbrook Victor used a fast third quarter to maintain the lead before holding on for dear life in a thrilling finish in the Saturday night feature at The Meadowlands, and in the process, foiled Mad Max Hanover’s bid for a fifth straight score.

Ron Burke, going for his fifth training title in the last six seasons at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, sent out the winner of the $17,000 features on both gaits Saturday afternoon, with Ordained winning the top trot and Solid Character home first in the headlining pace – both by the smallest possible margin.

Villiam ($5.80) used some new strategy in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon and the new tactics resulted in the same desired result, a victory.

Using an eye-popping qualifier six days ago as a prep, Flight Landing was a dominant winner in his first pari-mutuel outing in a month Friday night at The Meadowlands, taking the featured $15,500 conditioned trot in 1:54.1.

Its Pointless, who has rattled off four straight wins at the head of the class, looks to keep the momentum going in Saturday evening’s (March 22) $12,500 Arnstine DHA Free-For-All Pace at Cal Expo.

Alan Schwartz capitalized from a pocket ride and John Calabrese shocked the toteboard in their respective divisions of the opening preliminary for the North American Amateur Drivers Association Spring Fling Series at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday (March 20).

Dover, DE – Itsrockandroll A won wire-to-wire in the $25,000 Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (March 20) night. Driver Allan Davis took full advantage of the speed favoring sloppy…

The tragic news about driver Hunter Myers’s passing saddens all of us at the USTA and throughout the industry.

All Champy, a winner of four of his seven appearances this season, looks to up that impressive batting average in Friday night’s (March 21) $12,500 Gary Budahn FFA Trot at Cal Expo.