Hespoisedtopounce A used a perfect trip to strike late and win the $25,000 Baystate Special pace for horses and geldings at Plainridge Park on Friday (Oct. 31) afternoon.
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Kindergarten finalists help keep owner feeling young
John Fodera has been involved in harness racing for nearly 65 years, and he has worked in various capacities at St. Peter’s Boys High School on Staten Island for 59, and he credits both pursuits for keeping him young at heart.
Faraldo, Hechkoff upset in Yonkers NAADA trots
Joe Faraldo and Bob Hechkoff both landed wins at long odds in their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 30).
Joshua Tree on course for Prix d’Amerique
The 6-year-old French top trotter Joshua Tree, with Jean Michel Bazire, showed his great class by winning the Group III race Prix de Cevennes on the first day of the Winter Meeting at Vincennes.
Moira Fanning to receive Monticello-Goshen’s highest honor
Moira Fanning, a world-renowned administrator and publicist for the Hambletonian Society and Breeders Crown, will be the recipient of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Monticello-Goshen Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual awards banquet in Campbell Hall, N.Y.
Goldin doubles in Rosecroft MADC paces
Alexandra Goldin took the Thursday (Oct. 30) headlines at Rosecroft Raceway with a sweep of the evening’s two Mid-Atlantic Drivers Club events.
Morgan Jr., Odds On Racing sweep Dayton Opens
Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and owner Odds On Racing enjoyed a nice evening on Thursday (Oct. 30), when Foxy Hill and Hey Hey Mama swept the $28,000 Open and $24,000 Open II Filly/Mare Paces at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Liberty Bell Stakes commence at Philly
The annual late-season run of the Liberty Bell Stakes series began at Harrah’s Philadelphia over a sloppy track on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 30), with 2-year-old males featured – each gait had two divisions, with $134,200 aggregate on the line in the four contests. It was a good day for pacing sire Tall Dark Stranger and trotting sire Captain Corey, as both studs accounted for the two winners on their respective gaits.
Mass. Breeders Stakes conclude at Plainridge
Plainridge Park played host to the $1.2 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes finals on Thursday (Oct. 30), where eight $150,000 divisions of the best state-bred trotters and pacers went postward on an afternoon that featured inclement weather and an off track. But, despite those conditions, several big miles were thrown as the eight champions were crowned.
Beckwith excited for start of World Driving Championship this weekend
It was a little more than seven months ago that Brett Beckwith learned he was selected to represent the U.S. in the 2025 World Driving Championship in New Zealand. Now, it’s time to go.