The 2024 top performers in Illinois racing along with the 2024 IHHA Hall of Fame Inductees will be recognized on March 1 at the Illinois Standardbred Banquet. The banquet is being held at 6 p.m. in the Artisan Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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Road to success isn’t always smooth
Often the road to a successful showing in a major race isn’t a smooth. Such was the case for Fox Valley Tessa, the 2023 Plum Peachy champion. In fact, it was nip and tuck that the 3-year-old ICF filly would even make Hawthorne’s Night of Champions final.
New look for Kindergarten in 2025
The Kindergarten Series has a fresh look for 2025.
Antognoni S scores at Big M
Giancarlo Antognoni is regarded as one of the best Italian soccer players of all time. While it’s a stretch to consider Antognoni S as one of the best trotters ever, the Ron Burke trainee took another step toward being a very good one after taking the Saturday night (Feb. 1) co-feature at the Meadowlands, a $17,500 high-end conditioned trot.
Strong earnings for often a bridesmaid
When a horse dominates a division like Whiskey Lou did in the 2023 Illinois Conceived and Foaled trotting filly class when she won 13 of 14 starts, including the Beulah Dygert final on Hawthorne’s Night of Champions, any of their rivals’ accomplishments run the risk of being overlooked.
Double Pick-6 carryover awaits at Big M
What’s better than a carryover? A double carryover, of course, and after a 14-race Friday night (Jan. 31) program at the Meadowlands that saw precisely zero favorites emerge victorious, players will no doubt come out betting with both hands on the 20-cent Pick-6 Saturday (Feb. 1), which will begin with a carryover of $21,413.
The Bird Dance is a hit with Storer
It hasn’t taken long for The Bird Dance to catch on in trainer Antonia Storer’s stable. A 10-year-old New Zealand-bred pacer, The Bird Dance arrived in Ohio at the beginning of the year and has posted two wins and a second in three starts for Storer at Miami Valley Raceway. The gelding’s most recent score was in the $36,000 Open on Jan. 26, and he will return to that class Sunday (Feb. 2) to hoof it against seven rivals.
Cal Expo cards pair of Saturday Open paces
An Open Pace featuring Its Pointless and Alilthundadownunda and a Distaff Open Pace headed by Graceful Horizon share top billing at Cal Expo Saturday (Feb. 1).
Adamczyk, Keppler score in Yonkers NAADA events
Andrew Adamczyk motored off a pocket trip and Scott Keppler rolled down the road to win in their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Jan. 30).
Itsrockandroll A dances to victory at Bally’s Dover
Dover, De – Itsrockandroll A utilized the passing lane and won the Blue Hen Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night. Early speed at the start of the race was…