In his typical consistent fashion, Yannick Gingras has made his way to the top of the driver standings at The Meadowlands during the current winter meeting. On Friday night (February 24) at The Big M, the 43-year-old Hall of Fame pilot padded his lead by winning five times on the 13-race card, a superb night at the races when you consider there were only 11 chances for Gingras, since two of the dashes were exclusively for GSY Amateur Drivers Club competitors.
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Drama Act takes Mares Open, Pick 5 carryover on Monday at Yonkers
Drama Act and Racine Bell, the winner and runner-up in last year’s Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final for pacing mares at Yonkers Raceway, appear to be rounding into form heading into the 2023 edition of that event, which gets underway on March 17, as both were victorious in Westchester on Friday (February 24).
GSY Recap from Friday Night at the Meadowlands
Two GSY events were carded on Friday (Feb. 24) night under a fast track with frigid conditions and a negative one track variant.
2022 Minnesota aged divisional award winners announced
Minnesota Harness Racing, Inc. has announced the aged divisional award winners for the 2022 season.
Amber Sawyer’s ‘Love to Race’ is inspiring to Nebraska kids
The Nebraska News Channel’s feature, “A harness racehorse’s true story inspires kids on its book tour of inspiration,” tells the story of Amber Sawyer’s book “Love to Race,” which features a retired Standardbred racehorse named Derek Bromac N.
SOA of NY President Faraldo announces $463,000 supplemental payment to horsemen and grooms in retirement plan to offset high interest rates
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York is pleased to announce that, upon a motion made by Joseph Faraldo, president of the SOANY, its Board of Directors has unanimously authorized supplemental payments to participants (grooms, drivers and trainers) in its long-standing Retirement Plan in the amount of $463,000.
Leonard’s Legacy puts another victory in his pocket
Leonard’s Legacy got a perfect pocket trip from Trae Porter and pounced on the favorite Stag Party in the final 1/16th of a mile to secure the win in the $17,500 Open Thursday night at Rosecroft Raceway.
Penzance Hanover wins his third in a row
Penzance Hanover won his third consecutive race in the Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday.
Open action on tap at Batavia Thursday
Hard work from Kim Crawford and his track crew put aside the effects of an overnight ice storm that negatively impacted a large swath of Western New York and ensured that the Thursday afternoon (Feb. 23) card at Batavia Downs could be held as scheduled. And despite sloppy conditions with intermittent freezing rain throughout the day, the card went off without a hitch.
British invasion: Inglis to make U.S. debut Friday
Ryan Inglis is a rising star in the United Kingdom. This week, he is over the moon. Inglis, a native of Scotland who turned 23 on Feb. 5, will make his American driving debut in a GSY Series amateur race Friday (Feb. 24) at the Meadowlands.