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On Tuesday (Feb. 18), the U.S. Trotting Association announced that Graded Stakes information is now available in Pathway pedigrees. In addition, Graded Stakes information will be included in all sales catalog pedigree pages this year.

Russell Foster extended his lead atop the Rosecroft Raceway drivers’ table with four wins on Monday night’s (Feb. 17) 12-race card, headlined by a 1:54.1 win with Reece Hales III’s Vel What A Star in the sub-featured $8,000 conditioned pace.

On Feb. 6, Winbak Farm was recognized by the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) for hosting the annual program opening retreats for the prestigious Bowe Fellowship for global executives at the Maryland location.

Todd Schadel, the leader in UDR and UTR in North America last year in the 300-499 starts category, notched another milestone Monday (Feb. 17) as Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania got its 2025 season underway after a Saturday (Feb. 15) cancellation, scoring his 2000th sulky success as his Internationalcraze won the featured trot in 2:00.3.

Maitre Jacques won the first major race for French 3-year-olds, The Criterium des Jeunes, now known as the Prix Comte Pierre de Montesson.

At long last the Open trot has returned to Hawthorne. It’s been more than a month since the top overnight event for trotting horses has embellished the Illinois Standardbred circuit and it comes with one more weekend to go before the curtains comes down on the Chicago area racetrack, as far as harness racing is concerned.

Driver Jason Bartlett has been killing it all year long on Saturday (Feb. 15) nights at The Meadowlands. Trainer Ron Burke has been killing it just about every night for years now at The Meadowlands.

When live racing kicks off tonight, Saturday (Feb. 15), fans and horsemen will notice a new 2024 Ford 150 starting gate.

Perry Smith’s Round Here Buzz, fresh off ending the stranglehold of Hawthorne’s Open event for the last two months by Australian bred pacers, faces a new Down Under threat Saturday (Feb. 15) evening.

After winning the last two featured events at The Meadowlands with Intothemysticmoon (Feb. 7) and Antognoni A (Feb. 1), it’s possible players planned on betting their $2 on driver Dave Miller in the Friday night marquee event at The Big M.