Week two of 2-year-olds competing in the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park got underway on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 3), and Rocknroll Lou (Sweet Lou-Beautiful Lady) made history in three different categories with an impressive effort in the $75,000 division for male pacers.
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Tattoo Artist moves into top five in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
The top-three positions in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were unchanged in the Week 17 edition released Tuesday while Tattoo Artist moved up to No. 5 and two horses returned to the Top 10 following stakes victories.
MacDonald sweeps OSS Gold action
The C$159,000 Gold division for 3-year-old trotting fillies was the first of two Ontario Sires Stakes races won by driver James MacDonald on Monday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Kadena sells for $800,000 at opening session of Lexington Selected Sale
Kadena, a daughter of first-year sire Gimpanzee out of multiple Dan Patch Award-winning mare Mission Brief, equaled the highest price ever for a trotting filly at a yearling auction, selling for $800,000 to trainer Marcus Melander as agent during Monday’s opening session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Papas Son Among DSBF Harrington Winners
Stephen Messick’s Papas Son ($4.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest of three divisional winners in the second leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 divisions for 2-year-old male pacers Monday (Oct. 2) at Harrington Raceway.
Dame, Wallop, big winners in Mass Stakes at Plainridge
The second session of 3-year-olds went behind the gate in the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Oct. 2) and the close competition produced five new lifetime marks, only two winning favorites and seven different trainers each winning one division over the lightning fast track. Six of the seven divisions were split, more specifically for male trotters and fillies of both gaits and each went for $40,000.
Verruso, Solomon win in Philadelphia AHDC paces
Anthony Verruso vaulted from off the speed and Jim King Solomon fired down the highway to take their respective dashes of the $9,900 American Harness Drivers Club Pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Oct. 2).
Track record highlights Buckeye Stallion Series finals
The 2023 Buckeye Stallion Series wrapped up in style Saturday (Sept. 30) at Hollywood Dayton Raceway. Justasiam AS set a new track record and trainer Melby Ober Jr. claimed two of the $75,000 Stallion Series titles.
Protecting the American racehorse; an Op-Ed from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry
When the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was jammed into the COVID relief package and passed by Congress in the dead of night, we were told that it was for our own good and the good of America’s racehorses.
Switzer family fun at Cumberland
The Switzer clan enjoyed success on the closing day of the record-breaking Cumberland Fair harness racing meet on Sunday (Oct. 1) with several familial victories and a couple of fast miles.