Embrace The Grind proved a determined winner in Tuesday’s (Jan. 24) $18,000 Winners Over/Select Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover, fending off a late challenge from Northern Express to cap a driving hat trick for Tony Morgan.
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Hall of Fame racehorse Presidential Ball dies
It is with sadness that Alabar Farms announces the passing of Presidential Ball at the age of 33. The son of Cam Fella-I Marilyn was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2022.
Campbell will ‘cherish’ the memories of 2022 season
Jim Campbell always will be associated with last year’s Hambletonian Day, but what happened over the remaining days on the calendar ensured he also will be remembered for his stable’s season beyond that one afternoon. A month ago, Campbell was named the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s 2022 Trainer of the Year.
Batavia Downs kicked off Western New York Racing Series Monday
On Monday (Jan. 23), Batavia Downs began a four-week Pop-Up Racing Series for Western New York-based Trackmaster pacers and trotters with preliminary leg classes going for between $6,000 and $9,000 each (depending on class). Monday saw 10 series races go postward and these events provided some very competitive racing.
Hoosier Hotshots Top PEO Mixed Sale
A pair of Indiana’s fastest 3-year-olds of the 20
The Cowgirl and Bugsy
It is, among many things, a look of mutual reassurance whenever the young rider and the imposing former Standardbred lock eyes in the crowded arena.
Hall of Fame stallion Cantab Hall euthanized
It is with a heavy heart that Hanover Shoe Farms announces Cantab Hall was humanely euthanized Monday morning (Jan. 23) due to arthritic disabilities.
Flamme du Goutier strikes again in the Prix de Cornulier
For the second consecutive year, the world’s richest under saddle race, Prix de Cornulier, raced Sunday (Jan. 22) at Vincennes in Paris, France, was won by the mare Flamme du Goutier with Matthieu Mottier in the saddle.
Southwind Amazon earns 124th career win
The 13-year-old warhorse Southwind Amazon eclipsed two milestones on Sunday (Jan. 22) at MGM Northfield, surpassing Breeze On J for fourth in all-time wins and pushing his earnings to more than $1.4 million.
Nandolo N take The Meadowlands Sunday feature
East Rutherford, NJ – It wasn’t Independence Day, but there were plenty of fireworks going off at The Meadowlands Sunday afternoon.