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Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace winner Dandy Ideal came back to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday (Oct. 11), where he was installed the favorite in the $27,500 fast-class pace despite five older foes with career earnings of $4 million. In the end, a 3-year-old did win the race, but it was the Cattlewash colt Manolete who got the nod, pacing in 1:49.3 for three straight wins at the mountain track.

Minutes after keeping Beau Jangles perfect both through 10 career starts and all six of his Ontario Sires Stakes events, driver Bob McClure stood in the paddock dripping mud and contemplating the karma of how he arrived here with this superstar 2-year-old pacing colt, who dominated his C$300,000 OSS Gold Super Final on Friday (Oct. 10) in a downpour.

BB Lucky Boy (John MacDonald) and Quarrel (Chris Long) captured the co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (Oct. 10).

Driver Sam Widger swept the Dayton co-features on Friday (Oct. 10) night, also leading all drivers with three wins on the card.

On Friday (Oct. 10), Batavia Downs held its annual breast cancer awareness fundraiser in partnership with the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (N.Y.), which has become a major function on the yearly calendar.

Swedish first-season sire Calgary Games has gotten off to a great start – both in his home country, Sweden, and in the U.S.

Driver Bruce Ranger performed at a high level on Friday (Oct. 10) afternoon as he won four of the eight races he took part in at Plainridge Park.

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.