Near-freezing temperatures and a strong stretch headwind did not make for a good day for speed horses on Thursday (Dec. 11) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but the two feature winners fronted their fields through most of their respective races.
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Ragtime Red pockets to victory at Bally’s Dover
Dover, DE – Ragtime Red raced from the pocket and rocketed to victory in the $25,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (Dec. 10) night. Ragtime Red…
David Miller celebrates birthday with a four bagger
Dayton, OH – Hall of Fame driver David Miller knows how to celebrate a birthday – winning the first three races and added an additional one late on the Wednesday night (Dec….
Git Goin sweeps DSBF prelims; favorites upended
Dover, DE – Git Goin became the only 3-year-old pacing filly to sweep her Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) preliminaries at Bally’s Dover with a 1:54.4 win in the second of three…
Roth wild about ‘Rosa’
It was love at first sight, and it’s only grown stronger over the years. Wild Rosa has become a “perfect horse” for owner-trainer Kim Roth.
Vroom N Vonnie sends message by wire in GLADA at Northfield
Vroom N Vonnie, smartly handled by Joseph Kramp, took the shortest route around the Northfield Park half mile oval to score a near gate-to-wire win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) feature on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
New York awards banquet a Fanning ‘family affair’
Treasured publicity icon and stakes administrator Moira Fanning looked out at the capacity crowd of well-wishers at Sunday (Dec. 7) night’s 66th Awards Banquet of the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), presented by the New York Sire Stakes, and said, “We all know how important family is. Without my family, I am not sure I could have done anything.”
USTA District 8 meeting recap
On Sunday (Dec. 7), Chairperson Shawn Wiles and Directors Kim Crawford, Mark Ford, John Matarazzo, Ray Schnittker, and Mike Torcello hosted the annual District 8 meeting in conjunction with the Monticello-Goshen USHWA and NYSS banquet in Otterkill, NY.
Speed Away wins at Bally’s Dover
Speed Away held off a fast-closing Last Glow to win Tuesday’s (Dec. 9) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.
Vel Im All Fire wins second straight
Sophomore filly pacer Vel Im All Fire was 0-for-27 lifetime. In the last 10 days, she is two-for-two thanks to a front-stepping win in the $9,000 conditioned claiming pace Tuesday evening (Dec. 9) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.