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Vernon Downs welcomes the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Friday (Aug. 18).

The idiom “The Long and the Short of It” pretty much sums up this year’s Illinois State Fair harness meeting on the state’s fairgrounds.

At the Sweden International Yearling Sale held Tuesday (Aug. 15) at Solvalla, filly Eire, sired by Walner and out of Vivacious Allie, she by Muscle Hill, sold for 3.4 million SEK or $315,000. This is a new Swedish sales record for a yearling.

Aaron Hall’s star shone brightest of all under the sparkling lights at Skowhegan State Fair on Tuesday (Aug. 15) as the talented teamster dazzled the fans with a three win performance during Maine’s first evening card of the 2023 harness racing season.

The Tuesday (Aug. 15) program at Running Aces featured two divisions of the Minnesota-sired freshman trot and the offspring of the late Banker Volo posted sharp performances to keep his legacy going strong.

Marc Tardif’s Luke McGook continued to display his dominance in the Maine Sire Stakes, winning Tuesday’s (Aug. 15) $14,917 division for 3-year-old colt and gelding pace at the Skowhegan State Fair. It was the seventh consecutive victory for the Leighton Property-owned son of Rock N’ Roll World, who also took a new seasonal mark of 1:56.1 in the wire-to-wire triumph.

Freshman filly pacers were in action Tuesday (Aug. 15) at Eldorado Scioto Downs for four $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series. Kayne Kauffman drove Illegal to her third win in the Buckeye Stallion Series as he won two of the four races.

Climb The Pole won the seventh race Tuesday night (Aug. 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a C$159,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division for 3-year-old trotting fillies, and rewarded her backers with a 24-1 price.

Heavy favorites Gigi Hanover and Instagram Model delivered as expected in the two $85,500 New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old trotting fillies that occurred on Tuesday evening (Aug. 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.