On Sunday (Sept. 15) Hambletonian and Dan Patch Award winner, Karl, seeks his second Kentucky championship at The Red Mile in a 10-race extravaganza worth $3.4 million. There are, however, many other competitors in the seven other divisions, including budding superstars and some regally bred individuals in two $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals.
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Ohio Selected Jug Sale attains second highest gross ever
The Ohio Selected Jug Sale enjoyed another robust session of active bidding on Friday (Sept. 13), which led to the second highest gross in the sale’s history.
Another Five-Bagger for Marohn Jr., at Freehold
Jimmy Marohn Jr, Austin Siegelman, and Mark Herschberger dominated the 10-race card at Freehold Raceway on Friday (Sept. 13). Unwilling to share the winner’s circle with any other drivers, they earned five, three, and two wins, respectively.
Shenandoah Downs fall meet Opening Weekend features 21 Races with many full fields
Shenandoah Downs raises the curtain on its ninth season of pari-mutuel harness racing in Woodstock with a 10-race card Saturday (Sept. 14) and an 11-race program on Sunday (Sept. 15). Post time both days is 1:05 p.m. Of the 21 races scheduled, 13 have full eight horse fields. The seven-week season continues through October 27 with race cards every Saturday and Sunday.
Governor Murphy signs new five-year horse racing appropriation bill
On Thursday (Sept 12), Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 2610. The bill appropriates $20 million annually to the New Jersey Racing Industry divided equally between thoroughbreds and standardbreds through State fiscal year 2029. This bill is an extension of the State’s commitment to provide purse appropriations to the racing industry starting in 2019.
Top claimers in spotlight; Allard/Akins HOT
Imaginary Line had to pay a big price to get the lead in the $12,000 feature Friday afternoon (Sept. 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but he proved to have enough to get the job done in 1:51.1 on an afternoon replete with game horses in high-priced claiming races.
‘Sweet’ homebreds lead Burke’s Kentucky Championship hopefuls
Ron Burke and the Burke Brigade have always believed in Sweet Lou as a stallion, and Sweet Lou continues to repay their faith in him. Sunday’s $400,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series finals provide examples. Sweet Lou, trained by Burke during the horse’s Hall of Fame career, sired Burke Brigade homebreds Louprint and Looksgoodinloulou, who are the morning-line favorites in the finals for 2-year-old male pacers and 2-year-old female pacers, respectively.
Another alarming HISA penalty for Thoroughbred trainer
The Thoroughbred Daily News story, “Proclaiming His Innocence, Trainer Jorge Duarte, Jr. Is Finding Out How Tough It Is To Fight HIWU,” describes another example of how HISA is penalizing a Thoroughbred trainer for trace amounts of the prohibited drug methamphetamine.
Grand Circuit to Hoosier and Mohawk
Grand Circuit action will commence on Friday (Sept. 13) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with the $390,000 Peter Haughton Memorial for 2-year-old trotting males and the $305,000 Jim Doherty Memorial for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
Half-sister to European trotting star Vivid Wise As tops Italian yearling sale
At the ITS-ASTE in Italy the filly Ice Wise As was sold for 220,000 Euro to the famous Italian horseman Mauro Biasuzzi. This was the highest price at the sale, where the average price was 27,150 Euro.