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World champion racehorse and sire American Ideal, a dual hemisphere stallion, died Sunday (Jan. 28) at the age of 22. He stood since the beginning of his career at Blue Chip Farms in the U.S. and had stood in Australia at Llowalong Farms in conjunction with Woodlands Stud of New Zealand.

 Jim Taggart Jr., the leading dash winning driver of 2023 at Monticello, had his best day so far of the young 2024 season this past Thursday, reigning six winners on the 11-race card, with three of the winning drives aboard his brother Shane’s mounts.

They say that the third time is the charm. We’re hoping they’re right so Monday’s (Jan. 29) Hawthorne Open Trot can finally be contested.

Trotting fans from all over the world were at the Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, to watch one of the biggest trotting races, the Prix d’Amerique.

Though parked outside the whole trip leading Hail Mary the favorite, Idao De Tillard with Clement Duvaldestin in the bike proved to be the strongest down the stretch and won by a length followed by Hokkaido Jiel with David Thomain and Joviality with Björn Goop.

When Illinois champion He’zzz A Wise Sky was passed in the lane in last week’s local Open Pace by Perry Smith’s Town Gossip, it surprised most followers of Illinois racing.

Bob Hechkoff launched from off the speed through the final turn and landed the winning blow on the line to take the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Jan. 27).

Heading into the featured 10th-race Saturday (January 27) night at The Meadowlands, driver Andy McCarthy had already won three races – all favorites – on the program, but the 37-year-old pilot gave his fans one to get extremely excited about after guiding Ferretti to victory at odds of 11-1 in the $27,500 winners-over for trotters.

A solid group of performers will be squaring off in Sunday’s (January 28) featured $12,500 Dave Goldschmidt Free-For-All Pace, headed by Major Offense.

5-year-old French trotter Jushua Tree, trained and driven by Jean Michel Bazire was qualified to race in the Prix d’Amerique 2024 to be raced at Vincennes on Sunday (January 28).