Just 13 days removed from his third victory in the Hambletonian, Ake Svanstedt wasn’t resting on his laurels Friday night at The Meadowlands, taking two of three divisions of the Garden State for 2-year-old trotters.
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Buckeye Stallion Series in action at Scioto Downs
Three divisions of $20,000 Buckeye Stallion Series action for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters anchored the Friday (August 15) card at Eldorado Scioto Downs with three different drivers, trainers and stallions winning each division.
JK The Great, Dancing Dreamer dazzle in INSS at Hoosier
Rookie pacing colts took center stage at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Aug. 15) with a pair of splits of $66,000 round three splits of Indiana Sire Stakes won by JK The Great and Dancingdreamer highlighting the 13-race card.
Powered By Mach wins Tioga feature
Powered By Mach (Jim Pantaleano) captured the $8,000 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (August 15).
Fansville converts second-over trip into NYSS win at Yonkers
Fansville picked up her first victory of 2025 at an opportune time, as she was a 1:54 winner in Friday night’s $174,000 New York Sire Stakes event for sophomore pacing fillies at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Dewey Arnold wins Open Trot at Vernon
Dewey Arnold (Ron Harp) hangs on to capture the $8,500 featured Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug.15).
Speed and records galore at Meyersdale (PA)
Meyersdale, PA – Harness racing returned to the Somerset County Fairgrounds in this southwestern Pennsylvania town in 2020, after a 67-year absence that started when a hurricane destroyed the barns. Horsemen interviewed…
Massive Speed gets new mark in seventh Maine triumph
Skowhegan, ME – Undefeated Maine Sire Stakes star Massive Speed grabbed another victory in his $17,000-plus division for 3-year-old pacing colts and gelding at the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday (Aug. 14),…
Longshots light up tote board at Philly Friday
At Harrah’s Philadelphia on a warm Friday afternoon (Aug. 15), three perfect-trip horses, two of them “pocket rockets,” were winners who caused the tote board to blow up with giant mutuel payoffs, with this big-return phenomenon occurring in both the feature races.
Brandon Blvd seeks to remain undefeated at The Red Mile
On another Sunday Night Lights sponsored by Crawford Farms on Aug. 17 the 15-race card at The Red Mile offers yet another stakes-laden experience for freshman male pacers. The evening’s schedule of events includes a sole $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series, two $30,000 divisions of the third leg in the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, three $15,000 divisions of the third leg of The Kentucky Golden Rod Series and two $10,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Wildcat Series. Although there are many talented youngsters competing over the red clay, all eyes will certainly be upon the undefeated Brandon Blvd.