Chris Page fulfilled a childhood dream in 2022 when he won the Little Brown Jug with Bythemissal. On Saturday, Page will be reunited with the horse for the first time since that season and aim to capture another race he attended regularly as a youngster. Bythemissal and Page will look to win Saturday’s $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie, an invitational for older pacers, at MGM Northfield Park.
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Jim Taggart Jr. honored at Monticello Raceway
On Wednesday (June 5), Jim Taggart Jr. was honored in the winner’s circle at Monticello Raceway.
Du Quoin welcomes back harness racing
Harness racing returns to Illinois Thursday (June 6) with the opening of Hawthorne’s weekly meeting at the State Fairground venues. First up is the revisiting of racing Standardbreds on the historic Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. First post for the initial 2024 card is 1 p.m.
NJDA honors Al Ochsner as NJ Horseperson of the Year
According to a story posted on morningagclips.com, the 2024 New Jersey Governor’s Award for Horseperson of the Year was awarded to Al Ochsner for his service to the equine industry over the last several decades.
Sinatra De Vie wins Ocean trot ‘his way’
Invading from Harrah’s Philadelphia off a pair of second-place finishes, Sinatra De Vie sustained a first-over attack and dueled down Coventry Hall for a two length win in Wednesday’s (June 5) $11,000 Open Handicap Trot at Ocean Downs.
Luther Brothers wins Greenfield Trot at Scioto
Luther Brothers (the horse) won for the Luther brothers (trainer Todd and owner Greg) Wednesday (June 5) in the $30,000 Kevin Greenfield final for male trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs in 1:55.4.
Speed Away, Callahan headline Wednesday Harrington card
Harrington, DE – Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing’s Speed Away ($5.20, Corey Callahan) notched his third win of the meet with a 1:55.2 win in the featured $22,500 Free-For-All Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday (June 5).
Boston Rocks breaks track record in NYSS win at Buffalo
Hamburg, NY – If anyone had any concerns about Boston Rocks in his three-year-old campaign, he totally erased those doubts in the New York Sire Stakes for the sophomore male pacers at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 5).
Team Schadel has hot hand during Pocono 2-year-old races
Eleven 2-year-old qualifiers were held Wednesday morning (June 5) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with Team Schadel — driver Todd and trainer/son Cody — combining to sweep the two colt trots and also producing the fastest winner of the day.