The 134th edition of the $575,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity, the final jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown, will receive national airtime on Fox Sports 2 (FS2) Saturday afternoon (Oct. 2) for the final race of the 13-race card.
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Beltrami, Sheridan win in Yonkers NAADA trots
Tony Beltrami and Yogi Sheridan both capitalized from pylon draws with different trips to win in their respective divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 1).
Maine freshman finals set for Cumberland Saturday
The fields have been drawn and the connections await the $320,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes freshman finals on Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Cumberland Fair, with all four divisions vying for over $80,000 in purse money.
Palone sweeps Keystone Classic splits at The Meadows
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows welcomed October with a pair of $24,475 Keystone Classic events for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Thursday (Oct. 1).
Nobody Knows It equals record in Maryland Sire Stakes romp
Richard Hans’ homebred Nobody Knows It rolled to yet another easy victory in Thursday’s (Oct. 1) $10,000 second-round Maryland Sire Stakes preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies at Rosecroft Raceway, but she also etched her name into the track record book by way of a 1:55 performance.
Rookie pacing colts, sophomore trotting colts shine in INSS at Hoosier
With Hoosier Champions Night on Friday, Oct. 9, rapidly approaching, the final leg of Indiana Sire Stakes continued at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (Oct. 1) with 2-year-old male pacers and 3-year-old male trotters doing battle one final time in advance of the quarter-million-dollar Super Finals next week.
Ss Druidstone takes Dayton feature
Ss Druidstone used a perfect pocket trip and sprinted past the pacesetting Johnny Up in the lane to win the $20,000 conditioned claiming featured event on Thursday (Oct. 1) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Saturday Kentucky Futurity HarnessRacing.com Show to feature Tim Tetrick and Nancy Takter
The HarnessRacing.com Show, presented by the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, will be broadcast on Kentucky Futurity Day from The Red Mile at noon on Saturday (Oct. 3) and feature driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Nancy Takter.
Handsoffmytitos stuns in Batavia nightcap
There’s nothing like cashing a big ticket on your way out of the track, and Handsoffmytitos provided that opportunity for the betting faithful in the 11th race at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Oct. 1) after he captured the $8,000 conditioned pacing finale at 35-1.
Surreal Spirit takes life mark in Plainridge pace
Surreal Spirit was the third leading point earner among 3-year-old pacing fillies in the New York Sire Stakes series this year and started in the $300,000 final on Sept. 12. But after getting parked the better part of the mile, she made an unfortunate break. However, 19 days later, on Thursday (Oct. 1), Surreal Spirit was back on her game and won the featured $19,000 pace for 5-year-old and under participants at Plainridge Park — and she did it with a lifetime-best performance.