On July 14 at The Meadowlands, the horse Classic Landing collapsed soon after the finish and died within moments. There was no catastrophic breakdown, his fatality was the result of an internal event.
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Racine Bell leads Batavia five-bagger for Cummings
The last time she was at Batavia Downs, in 2021, Racine Bell set the 1:51.3 track record for older pacing mares after destroying her competition by eight full lengths. On Wednesday (Aug. 23), the million-dollar mare returned to the Downs and won again in the $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace.
Open Till Midnight takes the Maryland Stakes Open trot
Berlin, MD – The Maryland Sire Stakes $25,300 4 and 5-year-old Open Trot went to post as an early non-wagering event on Wednesday (Aug. 23rd) at Ocean Downs.
NYSS freshman fillies trot into Vernon on Friday
Vernon Downs will play host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Friday (Aug. 25).
Just hoping for no rain is lame
It’s said insanity.is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If so, what word describes facing the same possible problem year after year and doing nothing to solve it?
Top Jug Contenders, Week #3
For the next six weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 78th edition of the $1 million (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday (Sept. 21).
Vandiemen Bluechip pulls NYSS stunner
Vandiemen Bluechip, sent off at 49-1, was a first-over, 1:54.2 winner of a $156,600 New York Sire Stakes clash for rookie pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Manatlas wires Harrington Open trotters
Manatlas ($6.00, Trae Porter) notched his third win of the season Tuesday (Aug. 22) with a 1:56.4 win in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway.
Big Al M wins nightcap tilt at Plainridge
They saved the best for last at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 22) as the featured $22,500 Winners-Over Trot was carded as the final event. Little separated the short five-horse field, and Big Al M’s winning margin of victory was proof of that.
Cannibal gets the best of It’s My Show; Mambacita rolls at Red Mile
Cannibal and Yannick Gingras turned the tables on It’s My Show with a 1:48.4 win in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at the Red Mile. Mambacita made every pole a winning one in the Championship Series split for 3-year-old trotting fillies.