If the Tactical Landing gelding Clear For Landing can just avoid breaks, interference and Super Chapter, he’s proving to be a hard customer to handle, as he posted his second straight victory in the $13,000 top fast-class trotting event on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
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International Trot has worldwide appeal
Daniel Wäjersten and Björn Goop are among the Europeans to have participated in the MGM Yonkers International Trot in the past, and they are happy to once again be part of its present.
SIPSummer Finale: Doyle & Gramlich announced winners
The USTA’s SIPSummer promotion featured Standardbred Incentive Program-enrolled Standardbreds and their riders.
‘Norway’ aims to be king of the Hill
On To Norway is ready to get back on the road again. After making his past three starts at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, where he was an Indiana Sire Stakes champion last season, the 4-year-old trotter returns to the Grand Circuit for Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 2 Charlie Hill Memorial at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Big Ranger’s connections eye second Ohio Sires Stakes Championship
Big Ranger will face eight rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship for 3-year-old male trotters in his first start since last month’s Grade 1 Hambletonian Stakes.
Sweet Jeff IR wins squeaker as Bangor Raceway reopens
Bangor Raceway roared back into action on Wednesday (Sept. 9), kicking off a short, mid-September soirée at historic Bass Park, with a 14-race program that featured twin $8,000 elimination legs of the lucrative Fred Nichols Memorial Pacing Series.
Big racing, big anniversary at Big M this weekend
The final weekend of harness racing at the Meadowlands before a four-week break will go out with a bang this Friday (Sept. 11) and Saturday (Sept. 12), as $1.78 million in purses will be on the line Friday on New Jersey Classic Finals Night before the track’s 50th anniversary is celebrated Saturday, with the fans reaping all of the rewards.
Michigan Sire Stakes champions crowned at Northville Downs
Despite rainy conditions, an exciting 10-race program at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center on Wednesday (Sept. 9) showcased the Michigan Sire Stakes finals before concluding with an Open Pace and an Open Trot.
Upsets abound for Maine trotters at Bangor
All the usual suspects invaded historic Bass Park on Wednesday (Sept. 9) for four $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-old trotters, but when the dust settled two previously unbeaten horses had finally tasted defeat.
Elegant Woman A splashes to victory in Batavia distaff
After not having seen an inside post since July 1, Elegant Woman A took full advantage of her seldom-seen pylon position and easily handled her peers in the $13,500 Open Pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on a rainy and sloppy Wednesday (Sept. 9) night.