Washington, PA — Mike Wilder collected career win 9,000 when he captured Wednesday’s (July 3) 11th race at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows with Distant Drums.
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Ken Warkentin’s 2024 Road to the Hambletonian Week Six
The Meadowlands has released Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week Six.
Bartlett enjoying the ride with Sir Pinocchio
Jason Bartlett will look to continue a memorable season with Sir Pinocchio in Thursday’s (July 4) $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old trotters, less than a week after the two teamed up for Bartlett’s first-ever win in the MGM Yonkers Trot at Bartlett’s home track. The fact that triumph came after Bartlett watched his oldest son, Kobe, receive his high school diploma made the day’s events even more special.
Grand Circuit weekend opens Thursday at Vernon
The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Thursday (July 4) as Vernon Downs hosts the $300,000 Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old open trotters and the $128,000 Zweig Filly for 3-year-old filly trotters.
New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series opens Friday at Goshen Historic Track
Friday’s (July 5) start of the 2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series at Goshen Historic Track is the perfect family-friendly opportunity to watch and learn about New York’s harness racing and its contribution to the state’s agricultural industry. The annual series of non-wagering races featuring 2- and 3-year-old Standardbreds starts at 1 p.m. on Friday and continues throughout the Summer.
Keppler, Gingras and Fusco win SOA of NY/Yonkers Raceway John R. Brennan scholarships
Liam Keppler, Jaiden Gingras and Ryley Fusco are the 2024 SOA of NY/Yonkers Raceway John R. Brennan Scholarship Award winners.
Hail Mary joins MGM Yonkers International Trot field
One week after announcing defending champion Vivid Wise As as the first participant in the 2024 MGM Yonkers International Trot, Hail Mary has accepted the second invite to the $1 million event slated for Sept. 7 at historic Yonkers Raceway.
Tuggin On My Heart, Cash Money Twenty share Tuesday headlines at Aces
The Tuesday night (July 2) program at Running Aces was loaded with exciting races and impressive performances and Tuggin On My Heart (Rockin Amadeus) delivered one of the top performances of the night in the featured $15,500 Open Handicap Pace.
First-crop fillies of Tall Dark Stranger, Papi Rob Hanover set for PASS at The Meadows
Attention, all you Pennsylvania studs who’ve been dominating sires stakes. You’re about to meet rivals from the first crops of two new shooters who are determined to take some of your cash away. Those new players are Papi Rob Hanover and Tall Dark Stranger, and filly pacers from their first crops will be heavily represented in Thursday’s (July 4) $180,221 PA Sires Stake, known as the Sand Tart, at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Honky Tonk Flame wires Ocean pacers
Honky Tonk Flame controlled all the fractions on his way to a 1:55.1 win in the Tuesday (July 2) feature at Ocean Downs, an $8,000 conditioned pace.