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The Greenshoe gelding Greenma, second by a nose to divisional leader Emoticon Legacy in his Hambletonian elimination, found the company in the $13,500 featured trot for “nw 5 races” much more to his liking on Friday (Oct. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack, as he won as trainer-driver Trond Smedshammer pleased in 1:54.4.

Due to a developing nor’easter storm that is predicted to bring high winds and heavy rain to the entire eastern seaboard on Sunday and Monday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved the recommendation made by Plainridge Park to cancel live racing on Monday (Oct. 13) out of an abundance of caution for those shipping horses from multiple states and the expected daytime weather conditions on Monday that would not be conducive to safe racing.

Greg Blanchard can point to several reasons why he thinks the London Classic Yearling Sale (LCYS) may be a record-breaking auction.

Bangor Raceway will play host to the $400,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes sophomore championships on Saturday (Oct. 11) with post time slated for 3 p.m. (EDT). Co-featured on the card will be the $25,000 renewal of the Fred Nichols Memorial Invitational, Bangor’s marquee event of the season.

After only mustering minor placings in Open events in her first two starts of the fall meeting, Phoenix Rising found her way back to victory in Thursday’s (Oct. 9) $9,000 distaff pacing feature at Rosecroft Raceway.

A total of $769,200 changed hands at the Winner’s Circle Speed Sale, held Thursday (Oct. 9) at Michigan State University, making the one-day event the highest-grossing edition of the sale in its four-year history.

A unique female drivers competition that includes series legs at four different harness tracks is set to kick off Friday (Oct. 10) The Meadows as part of the track’s “Pink Out” promotion. The series continues Saturday (Oct. 11) at Northfield Park and concludes next week with respective third and fourth leg contests at Harrington Raceway on Tuesday (Oct. 14) and at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday (Oct. 18) during that track’s “Pink Power” event.

In tonight’s featured Filly & Mare Open, No Foolin April wasn’t fooling around, as she took the main event, giving back to back victories to the Adam Short trainee at the Dayton oval. 

A pair of $25,000 Open class races were featured at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 9) and winners Always Bstunning N and Platinum AS used similar paths to victory.

The very best of Indiana are set to appear on the national stage as for the first time in the event’s history, Hoosier Champions night on at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday, Oct. 10 will be featured on national television coverage on FOX Sports.