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There’s a new challenger in the Hawthorne filly and mare Open pace ranks to current champion Marvelous Marshia and she has the credentials to be a major force in Sunday’s (Jan. 7) third race feature. Making her first career start for the Virgil Morgan Jr. stable is the now 5-year-old mare Trick Of The Light who has piled up purse earnings of over a half million dollars in just three years of racing in the Midwest.

Commander Bob and driver David Lake captured the featured $10,800 Open Pace over RB on Saturday night (Jan. 6) at Northville Downs.

Halleysbigcomet, fresh from a smashing victory last weekend, looms an overwhelming favorite once again in Sunday night’s (Jan. 7) $15,700 Jack Williams Final, for pacing fillies and mares, at Cal Expo.

Bythemissal, Ohio’s 2022 Horse of the Year, turned in another dominating season, winning the Breeders Crown on his way to being named Ohio’s 2023 Aged Pacer of the Year.

Jordan Stratton had the hot hand Friday night (Jan. 5) at the Meadowlands, as the 36-year-old pilot led the driver colony with three winners from his 12 starters on the card.

Rose Run Vincent and Delightful Summer captured their respective $10,800 Open events on Friday’s (Jan. 5) opening-night program at Northville Downs.

With just two MADC races to start out the 2024 year, both winners came from off the pace to reign victorious Friday evening (Jan. 5).

The story linked below is not specific to harness racing, but it’s one that everyone in our industry should read. Unless you follow the Ohio thoroughbred circuit, you likely never have heard of trainer Jimmy Corrigan. He’s the latest conditioner to get caught up in the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit’s (HIWU) “guilty until proven innocent” web of enforcement.