Lebanon, OH – Despite spending the last month in quarantine, due to an equine herpes episode involving a different horse at his training center, Pick Me Upper returned to the track on Wednesday (Jan. 4) at Miami Valley and promptly upset a full field of some of the finest trotters in the Midwest.
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The Ohio Chapter of USHWA to hand out awards
Columbus, OH – Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 14 at the Polaris Hilton Hotel in Columbus.
Bruce Alexander to be inducted into Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Harness Horse Association is proud to announce its first Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2022. Bruce Alexander, of Westfield, Wis., will be inducted at the Jan. 28 event in Madison, Wis.
Mitch Cushing gets 1,000th career win at Miami Valley
Just a week short of his 25th birthday, driver Mitchell Cushing reached a memorable milestone at Miami Valley Raceway on Tuesday (Jan. 3). His 1:54.1 triumph behind Ashley Locaz N was the 1,000th of his young career, with the last 238 coming since his relocation to Ohio just over two years ago.
HISA, FTC file to have previous rulings vacated
According to Thoroughbred Daily News, officials from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday filed documents to have previous rulings against them vacated and the cases reheard.
Day welcomes new year with first win
It might be difficult to imagine a driver getting the first victory of his career and having that single triumph put him on top of the season’s national standings for wins, but thanks to James Day, there is no need to imagine. Day accomplished the feat Sunday (Jan. 1) when he won Northfield Park’s first race — the sport’s first race of 2023.
Rhoades scores his 1,000th career victory at MGM Northfield Park
Following three victories on Sunday night, trainer Bill Rhoades only needed one victory on Tuesday (Jan. 3) to get his 1,000th career win, and it came in the final race with Buckeye Boy.
JL Cruze tops in Dover trot
JL Cruze returned to his winning ways with a 1:55 score in Tuesday night’s (Jan. 3) $18,000 Winners Over/Select Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.
Ohio owner Jack Froschauer had happy holiday season
The Dayton Daily News featured Ohio owner Jack Froschauer, who not only had success with his horse, Lou’s Delight, on the track at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway, but a song that he recorded on a Christmas album more than a decade ago became a surprising hit during this holiday season.
5 In Front: Shawn Steacy
Each week until April, a familiar Woodbine Mohawk Park horse person will step into the spotlight to answer a handful of fun, offbeat questions, while giving readers a unique perspective into their personality on and off the racetrack.