Somebody Special delivered a second over journey and won the Select Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Dec. 30).
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The Athletic: Why horses turn Nikola Jokić from an NBA MVP into a ‘stable boy’
One of the most viral videos of Nikola Jokić’s career will likely go down of him being selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft as a Taco Bell commercial played on the screen. Another viral video of The Joker has nothing to do with him playing basketball at all.
Drivers battle during final Dayton card
Although the top spot in the Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway driver standings had long been secured, the final night of the 2025 meet delivered plenty of drama as drivers jockeyed for position on Tuesday (Dec. 30).
Reminder: Stable/Syndicate renewals available on USTA Online Services
The U.S. Trotting Association would like to remind members that stable and syndicate renewals can be done online, which makes it easier to do your business on your own time and not have to rely on the mail.
Big M trackman Wolff the retiring type
After a half-century of taking care of track surfaces – most notably, the mile oval at The Meadowlands, which is home to the fastest mile in the history of the game – Gary Wolff, who serves as the Big M’s director of racing properties & track, will step down from that position when he retires at the end of the year.
Bright Bet & Barley A Lie Capture Dayton Co-Features
Bright Bet and Barley A Lie beat the strong winds and frigid temperatures to take the $18,000 co-featured condition claiming paces on Monday (Dec. 29) night at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Hernandez doubles, Shults wins in AHDC finale
American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) action wrapped for 2025 on Sunday (Dec. 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia with Geovany Hernandez bagging two wins and Michael Shults scoring in the other of the three $7,500 events on the card.
Benjamin Hanover makes it five in a row
It’s rare to see a trailer in an overnight race at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but the Racing Office had the good favor of nine solid, fast-class trotters drop in the box, so it was decided to go with nine while raising the purse to $18,000, and they were eight-wide behind the gate.
Prix de Bourgogne: Jushua Tree ahead of Go On Boy
The speed spectacle was missing as Jushua Tree, driven by Jean Michel Bazire, won the Prix de Bourgogne at the Vincennes track in Paris in 1:54.3 (mile rate) over 2,100 meters, ahead of Go On Boy with Romain Derieux.
Bettor Is Nice Takes Dayton Open
Bettor Is Nice received a confident drive from Tyler Smith and captured the final $28,000 Open Pace of the 2025 Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway meet in 1:51.1 on Saturday (Dec. 27).