A Florida equestrian trainer Thursday urged a federal court to temporarily halt the enforcement of a law regulating horse racing safety, arguing that delegating oversight authority to a private corporation is unconstitutional although a judge declined to immediately rule and instead sought clarity on the issue of immunity.
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Overthemoonforyou in Cal Expo spotlight
Overthemoonforyou, who has won 11 of her 13 starts at the meet, including a trio of Sire Stakes, has top billing in Friday night’s (April 11) distaff pacing feature at Cal Expo.
Strong cards for Cumberland opening weekend
This year’s first live pari-mutuel harness racing in the state of Maine kicks off this weekend at Cumberland Raceway, just north of Portland. The iconic Cumberland fairgrounds has hosted the Standardbred sport for over 150 years, and this year marks the fifth consecutive season that ‘First Tracks’ has held 50-plus day racing meets in the Pine Tree State.
College Tuition wires Rosecroft trotters
After five consecutive runner-up finishes, Eric Foster’s homebred College Tuition made every call a winning one in Wednesday’s (April 9) $12,000 Open Handicap Trot at Rosecroft Raceway, evading living legend JL Cruze by 6-3/4 lengths in a dominant pillar-to-post score.
Clean sweep for Gingras and Burke in John Brennan Trotting Series
Antognoni S, Blockchain and Busy Making Moni gave driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke the victories in the trio of $30,000 divisions of the second leg of the John Brennan Trotting Series on Wednesday night (April 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Equine Affaire this weekend
Equine Affaire opens up Thursday (April 10) at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, and runs through Sunday (April 13). The USTA and Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association have once again teamed up to promote the excitement of harness racing and programs like the Standardbred Incentive Program for retired racehorses.
Legal Jeopardy repeats in Buffalo distaff
Legal Jeopardy ($22.40) made it two consecutive victories on Wednesday afternoon (April 9) at Buffalo Raceway by streaking down the stretch to take a three-quarter-length, 1:58.3 win over American Jazz in the featured $11,000 pace for fillies and mares.
Mike Kimelman named USTA ID Technician
Mike Kimelman has been involved in multiple aspects of the Standardbred business since the mid-1980s, and he will add another entry to his résumé this month when he begins his role as a U.S. Trotting Association ID Technician, covering New Jersey, lower New York, and northeastern Pennsylvania.
First quarter 2025 U.S. harness racing economic indicators down
All economic indicators for harness racing in the U.S. saw decreases during the first quarter of the year from Jan. 1 through March 31, 2025.
Mike Merton wins four at Monticello
Leading driver Mike Merton owned the Wednesday (April 9) card at Monticello Raceway, taking four races, one of which was the Open Trot.