Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association and a fully-participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, the industry’s leading media organization, to receive the group’s highest award, the Mary Lib Miller Award for outstanding contributions to harness racing, particularly in Pennsylvania.
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Rick Flanders memorial race Friday at Plainridge Park
Rick Flanders was the starting judge at Plainridge Park for many years and an esteemed member of the New England harness racing community for decades. Mr. Flanders passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 3 and to honor him, a memorial race will be held at Plainridge on Friday afternoon (Nov. 24).
STA awards $100,000 in Fall Grants
The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has issued $100,000 in Fall Grant Awards to STA Accredited Aftercare Organizations that are actively transitioning Standardbreds into well-qualified homes. The combined total of all awards issued in 2023 was $200,000.
Grand Circuit season wraps up this week
The Grand Circuit returns to Dover Downs this Wednesday (Nov. 22) for the $260,000 Progress Pace final for 3-year-old open pacers.
Crystal Fashion seals the deal at Bally’s Dover
Crystal Fashion followed second-over cover and won the Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Nov. 21).
Trout Master reels in LG’s Jaxon, springs DSBF upset
After spending the first half mile at the back of the main body of the field, Trout Master circled three-wide into the far turn and reeled in 6-5 joint favorite LG’s Jaxon to spring a 17-1 upset in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male trotters on Wednesday (Nov. 21) at Bally’s Dover.
Tuesday triple feature at Plainridge
Three $15,000 conditioned races topped the program at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 21) with solid mutuels being yielded in two of them.
No changes in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Aside from qualifiers, no horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll raced last week, resulting in no changes in the Week 24 edition of the rankings released Tuesday.
Racing Officials Continuing Education Seminar recap
A two-day Racing Officials Continuing Education Seminar, presented by the U.S. Trotting Association and held at The Meadows racetrack, concluded Monday. The meeting was hosted by USTA COO TC Lane and Racetrack Operations and Licensing Manager Michele Kopiec.
Top sophomores entered in FanDuel Championships
When the FanDuel Championships (formerly known as the TVG) were founded in 2013, Jeff Gural’s vision was a year-end race that would provide a stage for the top 3-year-olds to end their season by facing the best older horses, much as the Thoroughbred racing has done with the Breeders’ Cup Classic.