The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame ballots are in the mail.
Category: News Headlines on Home Page
Seven-week Spring meet dates approved for Virginia’s Shenandoah Downs
The Virginia Racing Commission approved 2024 spring harness dates for Shenandoah Downs Wednesday morning at its December meeting in New Kent.
Pridecrest has top billing in Cal Expo Trot
Track record holder Pridecrest gets some class relief and looms large in Friday night’s (Dec. 8) featured $6,600 conditioned trot at Cal Expo.
Legendary French champion sire Love You has been retired from stud duties
The 24-year-old Love You, bred and owned by Jean Pierre Dubois, has been retired from stud duties.
Top horsemen and horses to be feted at Batavia Downs Saturday
The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs have announced the top driver, trainers and horses from the summer and fall live racing meet who will be honored for their efforts during the Night of Distinction awards presentation that will be held on closing night at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Dec. 9). Post time for the first race is 6 p.m.
Retirees help pack Cumberland Late Closers
Race secretary Rob Pennington hit a home run with his holiday-themed winter late closing series, resulting in the presentation of over a dozen legs of four individual series being contested over the upcoming three-day (Dec. 8–10) weekend at First Tracks Cumberland. With a total of $68,800 in first leg purses alone, the series conditions were obviously a big hit with the Maine horsemen, as well as soon-to-be retirees.
Darke County Fair board approves racing for 2024
Wednesday night (Dec. 6), the Darke County Fair board approved racing for the 2024 fair as Friday and Saturday evening (Aug. 16 and 17) with a post time of 6:30 p.m., featuring the OCRA events.
Adam Moeykens is Monticello’s Rising Star
The shortest distance between points is a straight, direct line. Adam Moeykens, 20, a native of Honesdale, Pa., knew early in life the goal that he wanted to achieve and has embarked on the journey to reach that goal and quench the desire to become a successful driver in harness racing. His efforts have already been getting noticed, because when the Monticello-Goshen USHWA Chapter holds its 64th annual awards banquet on Sunday (Dec. 10), Adam Moeykens will receive the association’s Rising Star Award.
Mcnatural L trips to Batavia Open victory
After three unsuccessful starts in the track’s top class for female pacers, Mcnatural L got the job done at long odds in her fourth attempt in the $15,000 Distaff Open I Handicap on Wednesday night (Dec. 6) at Batavia Downs.
Incaseyoudidntknow makes it five straight
Dover, DE – Incaseyoudidntknow stormed home to win her fifth consecutive race at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (Dec. 6) night.