Eight times before trotters trained by a member of the French Levesque family have won the Prix d’Amerique.
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Bronzer cops the gold medal at Big M
Racing luck plays such a huge part of who wins and who loses at the harness track, and the Amanda Fine-trained Bronzer received a perfect steer from Austin Siegelman while taking advantage of rough trips for some of the figure horses to take the featured $20,000 high-end conditioned trot (Jan. 11) on the first of four consecutive Sunday afternoon programs at The Meadowlands.
Boston Bound batters foes in Big M feature
Boston Bound appeared to be in an ambitious spot in the Saturday (Jan. 10) night feature at The Meadowlands, a $25,000 TrackMaster 90 on the pace, but after being claimed out of his last outing for $35,000, the Chris Height trainee proved up to the challenge of the bump up in class to record a sizzling 1:50.1 score on a damp, chilly evening over a sloppy track at The Big M.
Big Ranger named 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year
Big Ranger, Ohio’s 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year, has been named the 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year.
USTA District 1 holds annual meeting in Westerville, Ohio
The U.S. Trotting Association’s District 1 held its annual district meeting today (Jan. 10) at the Renaissance Hotel in Westerville, Ohio. District Directors Steve Bateson, Roy Burns, Kevin Greenfield, Jason Roth, and District Chairperson Dr. John Mossbarger were in attendance, along with USTA Chief Operating Officer, TC Lane.
The last qualifying race for the Prix d’Amerique
On Sunday afternoon (Jan. 11), the final qualifying race for the Prix d’Amerique will be held at the Vincennes track in Paris.
Beckwith wins four, sweeps co-features at Big M
Lately at The Meadowlands, driver Brett Beckwith has turned the marvelous into the mundane, as the red-hot defending Big M driver champ, who guided 36 winners during the month of December, won four races on the Friday night (Jan. 9) program, including both $17,500 co-featured high-end conditioned events.
Benny J takes aim at third win in a row Sunday at Big M
After finishing his 2025 campaign with back-to-back victories, Benny J will look to continue his winning ways in his first start this year when he meets nine rivals in Sunday afternoon’s (Jan. 11) featured trot at the Meadowlands.
Scott Douglas to be inducted into Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Harness Horse Association is proud to announce its first Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2025. Scott Douglas of Darlington, Wis., will be inducted at the Jan. 24 event in Madison.
USTA District 6 directors, members gather in Delray Beach
The U.S. Trotting Association’s District 6 Board of Directors and members met Friday (Jan. 9) at the Beach Club restaurant in Delray Beach, Fla., to discuss matters pertinent to the harness racing industry and to issue recommendations on nine rule change proposals submitted.