Robert Michael used an aggressive three-wide brush down the backstretch and drew clear of the field of nine in the featured $18,000 conditioned claiming trot Monday evening (Dec. 22) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
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Chris Page, Ron Burke take 2025 Kaltenbach honors
For the seventh straight year, driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke captured Ohio’s Kaltenbach titles.
Lindy Dragonwater named 2025 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year
Ohio Sires Stakes champion Lindy Dragonwater has been named the 2025 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.
Cumberland track crew has ‘can do’ attitude
A day in the life of a harness racing track man is anything but routine. Depending upon the weather, the team of Bruce Kilton and Michael Bilodeau could be working all day, all night, or all day and night on the racing surface at First Tracks Cumberland.
Lee and Hernandez romp, Fiumenero upsets in Philly AHDC events
Joe Lee, Geovany Hernandez and Michael Fiumenero all found the winner’s circle in their respective American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) divisions on Sunday (Dec. 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Two Prix d’Amérique spots awarded; only one will be used
With Liza Josselyn winning the Criterium Continental for 4‑year‑olds and Epic Kronos taking the 5‑year‑olds’ Prix Tenor de Baune on Sunday afternoon at Vincennes, both horses earned a wild card for the 2026 Prix d’Amérique.
Air Force Grad and Jax Spratt steal the show at Cumberland
Air Force Grad, a gray fan-favorite and barn pet of veteran outrider Sherry Cushing, was paraded in front of the fans to kick off the exhibition of ‘Au Revoir’ Day at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 20), which honored twelve individual harness horses on the eve of their official retirements at age 14.
“Outsiders” ran away with Batavia features on closing night
A shipper from Saratoga Raceway and a local 10-1 shot made up a pair of literal outsiders who captured easy wins in the closing night features on Saturday (Dec. 20) at Batavia Downs, while fighting near hurricane force wind gusts that plagued the entire card.
Tetrick sweeps Sunday features at Philly
The Sebastian K S gelding Benjamin Hanover is now five years old. He has made only 51 career starts, but he loves to win, as he posted his fourth straight triumph, 10th in 19 2025 starts, and 29th of his career with a snappy 1:54.1 victory in the $16,000 fast-class handicap trot at a cool Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Dec. 21) afternoon.
Holiday spirit, great efforts on display at Dayton Raceway
Christmas came early to Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway Saturday night (Dec. 20). The night featured a toy drive, a Santa/Grinch match race, fan appreciation giveaways and some great efforts on the track.