The Rick Plano barn was firing on all cylinders on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, racking up four wins, including the co-featured $22,000 Open Trot, with Flagman piloted by Kevin Lambright.
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MacDonald snaps seven scores at Batavia
Driver Brett MacDonald put on a brilliant display of equine erudition Saturday (Sept. 19) night at Batavia Downs as he won seven of the 10 races he was carded to steer, including victories in both feature races and posting a natural grand slam in races 7 through 10. Four of his seven winners were trained by David Russo, who garnered a grand slam of his own.
Capt Jack Hanover captures Vernon feature
Capt Jack Hanover (John MacDonald) cruised to an easy win in the $5,500 featured pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19).
GLADA hosts international drivers at The Meadows
The Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) played host to amateur drivers from Sweden and the Netherlands on Thursday (Sept. 17) and Friday (Sept. 18) in the GLADA International Series.
Go On Boy repeats in Belgian stakes
Go On Boy, driven by Romain Derieux, won Belgium’s major race, the Grand Prix du Wallonie, for the third time on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 19).
Two supplement to 81st Little Brown Jug
The connections of Redland Rocket Man and Toast Of The Town have made the necessary supplemental payments of $45,000 to become eligible for the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug, which will take place Thursday (Sept. 24) at the Delaware County Fair.
Red Mile to host $3.2M Night of Champions Sunday
The stars of harness racing will flock to the Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20) for a $3.2-million Night of Champions, featuring the eight $400,000 finals of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2- and 3-year-olds.
Smith takes final Spring Haven Series prelim
Sixteen-year-old Amelia Smith captured the final leg of the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series leading up to the series final at the Delaware County Fair, in Delaware, Ohio, when she piloted Manny to victory at the Wyandot County Fair on Wednesday (Sept. 16).
‘Revelry,’ ‘Jefe’ top the charts at Aces
Running Aces hosted a nine-race program on Friday night (Sept. 18) to kick off its Champions Weekend, which closes out the 2026 season at the Minnesota oval.
Swan Good Bi stays perfect in G1 Peter Haughton
Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to a pair of Grade 1 events on Friday (Sept. 18), with local hero Swan Good Bi staying perfect on the season in the $475,100 Peter Haughton Memorial, for 2-year-old trotting colts, and Birr Castle heading a Marcus Melander-trained trifecta in the $483,350 Jim Doherty Memorial, for rookie trotting fillies.