Jody grinded out a victory and won back-to-back races in the Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (March 13) night.
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El Toro Loco equals track trotting record in London
London, ON – March 13, 2024 — El Toro Loco added his name to the Western Fair record books on Wednesday (March 13) evening as he captured the evening’s Preferred Handicap Trot in 1:56, equalling the record for older trotting geldings which was held jointly by Brawn Seelster (2008) and Platoon Seelster (2016).
Sunday nights at The Red Mile? Send it in!
Lexington, KY – March 13, 2024…As The Red Mile readies for its 2024 meet, Gabe Prewitt, Vice-President of Racing, has announced that Sunday night racing has been approved and will return to the iconic track.
McNatural L strolls to win at Buffalo Raceway
Hamburg, NY – It was a perfect spring afternoon on Wednesday (March 13) to take a stroll and McNatural L ($3.90) did just that in registering an easy 2-3/4 length victory over Louie The Lilac in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,400 featured pace for the fillies and mares.
Kyle Swift is living his dream
When Kyle Swift learned that he was going to receive the 2023 Rising Star Award from the Upstate New York chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs, it was a special moment for the 18-year-old driver. Not simply for the honor and recognition, but for being emblematic of Swift coming full circle to the career he dreamed of as a child.
Sinatra De Vie wins Open Handicap in track record at Rosecroft
Sinatra De Vie overtook his stablemate College Tuition in the final 16th of the mile to record a 1:53.2 win in the $11,000 Open Handicap Trot at Rosecroft on Tuesday night (March 12).
I Get It upsets at Bally’s Dover
I Get It benefitted from a pocket journey and won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (March 12).
Younger horses spotlighted Tuesday at Pocono
Horses on the way up the class ladder were featured in $15,000 contests on Tuesday afternoon (March 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Opening leg of the Borgata Pacing Series drawn
Four $50,000 divisions of the first of five preliminary rounds of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series, for horses and geldings, are set to take place on Monday (March 18) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
A storybook season for Bell Boots
Everybody enjoys a “feel good” story and the Illinois bred filly trotter Bell Boots certainly provided one in her 3-year-old season. The homebred filly began her 2023 campaign as an unheralded and unknown trotter from the barn of Matt Avenatti and by the end of the year, was honored as the best in her division at the recent Illinois horsemen’s banquet.