Trainer Ake Svanstedt has been making a habit of capturing the Breeders Crown Mare Trot. And on Saturday (Oct. 26), his good fortune continued as his two supplemental entries Call Me Goo and Nelsonbriteagle NO finished one-two in the $496,000 event at The Meadowlands, with Svanstedt guiding Call Me Goo to a stakes-record 1:50.4 mile.
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Charity big winner at Shenandoah Saturday
As Shenandoah Downs concludes it fall meeting with over $800,000 in purses on Sunday, Saturday proved to be a huge winning day for charity as the the Downs partnered with the United States Harness Drivers Club to enrich several charities on this final Saturday of the meeting.
Stakes action aplenty Saturday at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. stakes series continued on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with $120,000 divided equally among four divisions of the Albatross 3-year-old pace for males, and $117,010 distributed in three divisions of the Davidia Hanover for 2-year-old trotting females.
Legendary Hanover retired; stallion plans being made
Legendary Hanover, winner of this year’s Meadowlands Pace and Cane Pace, and the 2023 O’Brien 2-year-old Pacing Colt of the Year, has retired from racing due to injury in his last start and will begin his stallion career in 2025.
Online petition seeks to stop Warren County Agricultural Society from ending harness racing, evicting horses
According to a story on wcpo.com, the Warren County (Ohio) Agricultural Society is ending harness racing at the county fairgrounds and evicting more than 300 horses that call the group’s Lebanon site home.
Hawthorne Open winners eye NOC series elims
The heavy favorite Fox Valley Landen and the 14-1 longshot Rock It Out won their respective Opens Friday night (Oct. 25) at Hawthorne. Both horses were preparing for next weekend’s Night of Champions elimination events for state-bred older pacers.
Louprint upsets in Crown male pace
Louprint wore down pacesetter Fallout in deep stretch and held off fast-closing stablemate Sippinonsearoc at the line to capture Friday’s (Oct. 25) $700,000 Breeders Crown for 2-year-old male pacers in 1:49.1 at The Meadowlands. The margin was a head over Sippinonsearoc and neck over Fallout in the three-horse photo.
Maryland becomes millionaire with Breeders Crown triumph
Maryland and driver Dexter Dunn fought off pressure on both flanks to prevail in the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old colt and gelding trot, held Friday (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands, in a stakes record-equaling 1:51.4 mile. The son of Chapter Seven out of the Father Patrick-sired mare Crucial also pushed his career earnings above $1 million, making him the third-richest juvenile trotter of all time.
Miki And Minnie marvels in grand Breeders Crown performance
Forced into a first-over push midway up the backstretch, Miki And Minnie never ceased in her grind for the front and forged forward to a decisive 1:50.2 knockout in the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly pace on Friday night (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands.
Lady Landia astounds in Crown filly trot
Lady Landia, with James MacDonald at the lines, soared late to catch Miss Belmar and win the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly trot final, on Friday (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands, in a career-best 1:53.3.