Wednesdays have been popular for the nation’s leading dash driver, Aaron Merriman, and Wednesday was no different as Merriman put up nine victories on the 15-race program for the second week in a row at MGM Northfield Park.
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Misty Coast dominates Delaware distaffers
Dover, DE — Another overwhelming favorite lived up to the hype on Wednesday (Dec. 13) at Bally’s Dover as Stephen Messick’s homebred Misty Coast proved a handy 1:53.1 winner in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Boudoir Hanover dominates at Bally’s Dover
Dover, DE – Boudoir Hanover left out of the gate and did not look back. She won the Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (Dec. 13).
NY Governor Kathy Hochul signs horse slaughter bill on National Day of the Horse
On Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that prevents the slaughter of racehorses and racehorse breeding stock in the state for human or animal consumption.
‘Bigry’ still coming up big for Bauder
Sectionline Bigry is still the big guy for owner Harry Lee Bauder. A homebred 8-year-old pacer, Sectionline Bigry has enjoyed another memorable season in 2023. He surpassed $1 million in lifetime purses with a victory in the Ohio Breeders Championship at the Delaware County Fairgrounds — Bauder’s home track — and notched his 50th career triumph with a win in an Ohio Sire Stakes final in October at Northfield Park.
Got The Gold gets Tuesday night Mares Open gold
Johnathan Ahle and Got The Gold used a late burst in the final quarter-mile to take the $12,000 Mares Open Tuesday night (Dec. 12) at Rosecroft in 1:54.
Global Believer S wires Dover trotters
Global Believer S put a field of quality trotters to sleep and won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Dec. 12).
Kodack Black tops the charts in DSBF trot final
Kodack Black completed a clean sweep of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male trotters — and captured his second divisional title in the First State this season — with a commanding 1:57.3 win in the $110,000 final on Tuesday (Dec. 12) at Bally’s Dover.
USTA District 5 meeting recap
On Tuesday (Dec. 12), Chairperson Sam Lilly and Director Jim Miller hosted the annual District 5 meeting via Zoom.
Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge to take place this week
The harness racing worlds of New Jersey and Maryland will collide this week, when Freehold Raceway and Rosecroft Raceway play hosts to the Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge.