A total of $315,000 in purses were on the line for state-bred 2-year-olds in the first leg of the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 24) afternoon. Three of the divisions went in two $40,000 splits with trotting colts and geldings going a lone heat for $75,000.
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Papi Grad aims for rebound in Bluegrass
After having her unbeaten record snapped one month ago and thrice a runner-up since, Papi Grad will head to the Red Mile as the 3-2 morning line choice in the second of four $77,500 divisions of the Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26).
Featured events on both gaits Tuesday at Pocono
Three $15,000 featured events — two for developing horses, one for high-dollar claiming trotters — shared the Tuesday (Sept. 24) spotlight at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Captain Albano, Chantilly, and Maryland made big gains in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Little Brown Jug winner Captain Albano, She’s A Great Lady champion Chantilly, and Mohawk Million winner Maryland made big gains in the Week 15 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which was released Tuesday.
Punters paradise at Cumberland Fair
Bettors had a big day at the Cumberland (Maine) Fair on Monday (Sept. 23) with five of the eight races resulting in double-digit win ticket payouts.
USTA assumes organizational role in advisory committees to HISA
The U.S. Trotting Association in conjunction with Hambletonian Society President John Campbell announced Tuesday (Sept. 24) that the USTA will assume an organizational role with five existing committees that were created to make harness racing-specific rule recommendations to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) should that body survive its constitutional challenges and if it assumes a position as the governing body of harness racing.
Primo Maschio Remains Unbeaten with feature win at Harrington
Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes action for 2-year-olds kicked off the week of racing at Harrington Raceway Monday (Sept. 23) as a pair of $20,000 divisions for pacing colts and geldings were contested.
Pocono features; Trots feature big upsets
Three $15,000 features for up-and-coming horses were the top races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (Sept. 23), with the two trots producing pari-mutuel chaos.
Every Man’s Dream sets Mass stake record at Plainridge
The 2024 Massachusetts Breeders Stake kicked off at Plainridge Park on Monday (Sept. 23) afternoon with 3-year-olds of both sex and gaits lining up for their share of the $305,000 in available purses.
USTA to debut graded stakes information in 2025 yearling sales catalog pedigrees
Graded stakes information will debut in yearling sales catalog pedigree pages beginning in 2025, the U.S. Trotting Association announced Monday. The move comes as the result of standards created by a Graded Stakes Committee that was formed in 2023 at the request of major sales companies and breeders, with the support of the USTA.