Paul Cloer Jr. was the star of the two-day harness racing meet at the Allegan (Mich.) County Fair, harnessing five winners combined on the Monday (Sept. 9) and Wednesday (Sept. 11) programs.
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Chindano grabbed a six pack at Batavia Wednesday
Driver Joe Chindano Jr. put on a driving clinic at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 11) night by winning six races on the card.
Sinatra De Vie headlines Harrington Wednesday card
Harrington, DE – Eric Foster’s Sinatra De Vie ($2.40, Johnathan Ahle) was a 1:55.1 winner in the featured $22,500 Free-For-All Trot Wednesday (Sept. 11) at Harrington Raceway. The 4-year-old Southwind Frank gelding…
Trailers to play key role in Illinois finals
It’s almost a month late, however the good news is that Springfield’s eight Illinois stake championships are at long last a “go” for Wednesday’s 15-race program. The state-bred finals each will have a $55,000 purse on the line.
Mac’s Marvel posts monster mile in Aces Tuesday feature
The Tuesday night (Sept. 10) racing program at Running Aces featured the weekly $15,500 Open Handicap Pace and this week’s edition was an action-packed contest that went to Mac’s Marvel who posted a monster first-over effort to capture a narrow victory.
Elims set for Woodbine stakes extravaganza
The C$1 million Metro Pace for rookie pacing colts and geldings will have two eliminations Saturday (Sept. 14) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Top Jug Contenders, Week No. 6
Here are Jay Wolf’s final ranking of the top 10 horses eligible for the 79th edition of the $700,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug, which will be contested on Sept. 19.
Teague triumphs Tuesday at Harrington
Harrington Raceway’s leading driver, Montrell Teague, had six wins on the southern Delaware harness racing venue’s Tuesday (Sept. 10) program.
Fields drawn for Haughton, Doherty Memorials
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will play host to the Peter Haughton and Jim Doherty Memorials, for 2-year-old trotters, on Friday (Sept. 13) A full field of 10 will go to post in each race, with a number of local competitors looking to protect home track advantage.
It’s My Show returns in style, Hers Hungry upsets at Red Mile
On Tuesday (Sept. 10), at the Red Mile, Canadian Pacing Derby and 2023 Little Brown Jug winner It’s My Show used a blistering final quarter mile to defeat El Rey in 1:49.2 in the $35,000 third leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) series for 4-year-old male pacers. Hers Hungry hit the line a neck in front of favored Strong Poison to capture the $35,000 division for 4-year-old pacing mares.