Hawthorne’s Jingle Bell Series has been a winner with the racetrack and horsemen alike. Entries have been abundant for pacing fillies and the mares and colts and geldings divisions and the good size fields have benefitted the mutuel handle.
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Andrew, Case Jr., Switzer Sr., Varney elected to New England Harness Writers Hall of Fame
The New England Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association is proud to announce the 2024 inductees to the New England Harness Writers Hall of Fame. The esteemed group includes Walter Case Jr. and Kevin Switzer Sr., as well as posthumous honorees Mike Andrew and Bill Varney.
Itsrockandroll A rockets to victory at Bally’s Dover
Dover, DE – Itsrockandroll A raced first-over and powered to victory in the Blue Hen Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Dec. 19) night. Sweet Angel Boy rushed to the top…
Captain Pete prevails in Dover DSBF final
Dover, DE — Off the strength of a 1:52.2 win in the second preliminary round, Captain Pete capped a sweep of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male pacers…
Turning tragedy into hope
The value of a horse cannot be measured in starts or stats, in purses or wins, but in the impact they have on a person. For Jim Wilson and his son, Alan, their stable of horses meant the world to them.
Funicello/Holt Final at Cal Expo Friday
Overthemoonforyou, who scored a 45-1 shocker in one of last week’s elimination heats and Made Of Misschief, who streaked home in the other, head the cast for Friday night’s $13,900 Funicello/Holt Final for pacing fillies and mares.
Retirees take center stage for Cumberland’s Au Revoir
World Champion Lucan Hanover leads an all-star cast of 14-year-old pensioners as First Tracks Cumberland hosts the fourth annual Au Revoir Retirement Showcase slated for Saturday (Dec. 21) of closing weekend from Friday (Dec. 20) through Sunday (Dec. 22).
Phoenix Rising, Coventry Hall take Rosecroft features
Phoenix Rising and Coventry Hall took decidedly different paths to victory in their respective $10,500 Open Handicap events, but both braved rainy conditions and sloppy going to post mild upsets on Wednesday (Dec. 18) at Rosecroft Raceway.
Disturbed Hanover upsets at Bally’s Dover
Disturbed Hanover braved a first-over journey and scored a 30-1 upset in the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (Dec. 18).
Jett Propelled soars to DSBF series sweep
On the strength of open-length wins in both preliminary rounds of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover, Jett Propelled soared to a lifetime-best 1:53.3 win in the $110,000 series championship on Wednesday (Dec. 18).