Freehold Raceway’s penultimate program, held Friday (Dec. 27), saw drivers Vinny Ginsburg and Mark Herschberger both visit the winner’s circle three times on the 11-race card.
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K F Pro Sam into Ohio Harness Horse Hall of Fame
K F Pro Sam, a three-time Ohio Sire Stakes champion, has been selected to be the latest Standardbred to be enshrined into the Ohio Hall of Fame by the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United State Harness Writers Association.
A look back at Freehold through the years
Over the course of its history, the site of Freehold Raceway has been home to countless memorable moments, horses, and horsepeople.
Beckwith, Rheinheimer, Zubrod/Cheverie, Chunko voted Dan Patch Awards
Two up-and-coming stars of harness racing, horseman Brett Beckwith and track executive Jacob Rheinheimer, will be honored at February’s Dan Patch Awards banquet (presented by Caesars Entertainment) by the United States Harness Writers Association as the Rising Star and Barasch Breakthrough Award winners. Also to be feted at the Florida banquet are husband and wife Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie with the W. R. Haughton “Good Guy” Award and Anne Chunko as the LeeAnne Pooler “Unsung Hero.”
Wavzeka eyes hat trick at Cal Expo
Wavzeka, who has turned in two sparkling efforts at this meet, looks to keep the momentum going as she heads the cast for Saturday night’s (Dec. 28) featured $8,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace at Cal Expo.
Hawthorne’s Jingle Bell finals very competitive
Hawthorne’s current Jingle Bell Series came about with hopes of attracting plenty of horses, which it has accomplished, and give some of the smaller horsemen an opportunity to go for some decent pots late in the year, particularly those horses that had not done well as far as earning power. In some cases, the series certainly has delivered.
Hanover Shoe Farms voted Dan Patch breeders award; top broodmares and stallions also honored
Hanover Shoe Farms, the southcentral Pennsylvania harness racing nursery which has produced the biggest money-winners of every racing year since records began to be kept in 1949, has had an outstanding 2024, and have been honored for this fact by being selected the Dan Patch Breeder of the Year Award winner in a poll of the United States Harness Writers Association members.
NAADA donates $5,000, split between two charities
Joe Faraldo, president of the North American Amateur Drivers Association, announced today a donation of $2,500 to Doctors Without Borders, a 501(c )(3) entity that provides urgent medical care to hundreds of thousands of people affected by war, salvation, and disease in more than 70 countries around the world each year.
Dunn, Daley, Burke/Weaver Bruscemi win USHWA awards
Dexter Dunn and Noel Daley, as expected, were comfortably selected Dan Patch Award winners for 2024 Driver and Trainer of the Year, respectively, in recent voting conducted by the United States Harness Writers Association. It’s never much of a surprise when the Burke Racing/Weaver Bruscemi partnership is among the finalists for Owner of the Year, either, and they did win as well — but their margin of victory was as narrow as it could be.
Lous Lancelot heads Cal Expo Open Trot
Lous Lancelot, who proved a punctual favorite in the first Open Trot of the meet two weeks ago, looks for an encore in Friday night’s (Dec. 27) $7,700 headliner at Cal Expo.