The Muscle Hill gelding Diplomacy, who had displayed a pattern of breaking in every other start, continued that trend by following up on a miscue with a wire-to-wire victory in 1:55.3, looking more like the $425,000 yearling purchase that he was, in the $13,500 featured trot for up-and-coming horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 11).
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Optimism abounds for the Ohio Select Sale
The Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale takes place Friday (Sept. 12) and consignors and buyers alike packed the Pickaway Ag Center in Circleville to check out next year’s Buckeye State champions.
Maine’s sophomore distaffs shine at Bangor
A pair of $17,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies closed out the week of harness action at Bangor Raceway Sunday (Sept. 7), with the two top distaffs in the division reigning supreme.
Joyce, Hay pick up wins in Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series had races at two sites on
Wednesday (Sept. 10) with racing in the afternoon at the Williams County Fair in Montpelier, OH, and with racing in the evening at the Wyandot County Fair in Upper Sandusky, OH.
Massey wins five Wednesday at Hastings
Kody Massey added five driving wins to his total on Wednesday (Sept. 10) at Northville Downs at the Barry Expo Center. This brought his season total to 25 as he currently commands the drivers’ standings, leading his next closest rival, David Lake, who has 12 wins on the meet.
‘Dueling Littles’ return to Big M after 30 year layoff
In 1995, when in his first go-round as a member of the Meadowlands’ TV team, Dave Little paired up with his wife, Debbie, to do a segment called ‘The Dueling Littles’, where the married then-New York tabloid harness handicappers went head-to-head for household bragging rights.
Delta Three N remains peerless at Batavia Downs
Batavia, NY — Although based out of Saratoga, Delta Three N has used her E-Z Pass on the Thruway quite often this summer to travel west to Batavia Downs, where she has…
Dyladmar dominates Harrington Open Trot
Harrington, DE – Dreamville Stable’s Dyladmar ($35, Russell Foster) was a 1:55.1 winner in the $18,000 Open Trot Wednesday (Sept. 10) at Harrington Raceway. The 5-year-old Muscle Hill gelding went right to…
Fields drawn for Haughton, Doherty at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Anderson, IN – Two stellar fields of ten two-year-old trotters have been assembled for the $368,950 Peter Haughton Memorial for trotting colts, and $464,400 Jim Doherty Memorial for trotting fillies. The Grade…
Spiritofanoutlaw noses out stablemate Speaking Volumes in feature race thriller at Aces
The Tuesday night (Sept. 9) harness racing program at Running Aces was a night of thrilling finishes, with five of nine contests decided by one length or less and a pair of near dead heats.