Two-year-old pacers and trotters of both sexes will take center stage this weekend at Shenandoah Downs as the final round of Virginia Breeder’s prep and elimination races take place in advance of the $702,200 “Day of Champions” card on Sunday (Oct, 29). Prep races are slated Saturday in the colt/gelding trot and Sunday in the filly and colt/gelding pace while a pair of elimination races will occur Saturday in the filly trot.
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OHHA awards 14 scholarships to outstanding students
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is awarding 14 scholarships, totaling $15,000, to college students for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Goomster and Niko Man have quite a rivalry
Rivalries in any sport make matchups more enticing to watch and we’ve got one currently going on the Illinois racetracks that’s a dandy.
Marco Beach repeats in Open at Rosecroft
Eric Davis and Marco Beach used a different tactic this week, a harder one at that, but still found the win in the $12,000 Open I for pacers at Rosecroft Thursday night (Oct. 19) in 1:51.1.
Sheridan sweeps NAADA splits
Yogi Sheridan bagged both $10,000 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Fall Series at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 19).
Favorites dominate in Circle City paces
The betting dollars did not disappoint on its targets in the Circle City divisions for sophomore pacers on Thursday night (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with three of the four winners receiving top dollar and finding the winner’s circle.
A thousand wins for Trevor Smith
Though it was a rainy day on Thursday (Oct. 19) at Dayton Raceway, it was all sunny skies for driver Trevor Smith, who scored his 1,000th career driving win.
Karl, Private Access win Crown elims for 2-year-old male trotters
Karl and Yannick Gingras regained winning form in a powerhouse performance, capturing the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown elimination for juvenile trotting colts and geldings, on Thursday night (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in 1:54 over a track labeled sloppy.
Tactical Mounds, Call Me Goo, Bestfriend Volo, Jet Hill foil foes in Circle City
Sophomore trotters were featured in $30,000 Circle City events over a sloppy track Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Tactical Mounds and Scott Zeron taking the spotlight with a 1:53.3 score in the second of two divisions for fillies.
Warrawee Michelle speeds to Crown frosh filly trot elim win
Warrawee Michelle took top honors across three $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old trotting fillies, held Thursday (Oct. 19) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with a 1:53.4 win in the third split. Buy A Round and Drawn Impression captured the other eliminations over a sloppy racing surface.