Week #4 (of 6) – September 2, 2026. The Little Brown Jug will be raced on Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Captain Kenny J Upsets in Kentucky Championship Series
Todd McCarthy zipped Captain Kenny J through an inside seam off a pocket ride to land the winning blow on tempo-setter Command Center and pull a 14-1 upset in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series fourth preliminary for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Wednesday (Sept. 2) at The Red Mile.
Super Chapter moves up in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
The top three spots were unchanged in the Week 12 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday (Sept. 2) while Super Chapter moved up to his highest ranking of the season.
Idao de Tillard continues his winning streak
Thierry Duvaldestin-trained Idao de Tillard showed once again that he is the best horse in French harness racing at the moment, as he captured the Grand Prix Fédération Régionale du Nord on the mile track at La Capelle in northeastern France.
Switzer and Sowers trade grand slams at the Windsor Fair
In the harness racing equivalent of DiMaggio vs Williams, two mighty clean-up hitters slugged it out in the friendly confines of the Windsor Fairgrounds on Tuesday (Sept. 1) as Kevin Switzer, Jr and McGwire Sowers traded jabs on the raceway, en route to recording twin grand slam performances over the course of the 10-race program.
Cash Money Twenty collects another Aces feature win on Tuesday
Cash Money Twenty rallied from the back of the pack on Tuesday night (Sept. 1) at Running Aces to collect his ninth win of the season with a 1:51 mile in the $17,000 Open Handicap pace.
Two-year-old fillies highlight NYSS at Saratoga
Two-year-old pacing fillies took center stage on Tuesday afternoon(Sept. 1) at Saratoga Casino Hotel as New York Sire Stakes action was featured on the matinee card.
Maine trotters tussle at Windsor, Hall gets to 1,500
All of Maine’s 2- and 3-year-old trotters worked their way over to the Windsor (ME) Fair on Tuesday (Sept. 1), resulting in some surprises and a new milestone for a prominent trainer-driver.
Redice, Fine Wine extend win streaks with lifetime marks in INSS
A duo of $67,500 divisions of Indiana Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies headlined the Tuesday (Sept. 1) card as Fine Wine and Redice stamped their claim to the winner’s circle in their respective splits.
Freshman features close Pocono racing week
With the 2-year-olds in the spotlight this coming week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, contesting $1.4 million in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championships and consolations on Monday afternoon (Sept. 7), it seems appropriate that the end of this week’s local racing on Tuesday (Sept. 1) featured freshmen, in three $16,000 contests.