The coming of March finds the number of racing programs offered per week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania rising to three, as there will be Saturday, Sunday, and Monday action starting at 1 p.m. all through the month. Each day will also feature a different price division of the popular Game Of Claims Series.
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Danish duo to drive in International Women’s Day races at The Meadowlands
Mariann Thorup Nielsen and Sabina Gammelgård have won races around the world, but never competed in the U.S. — until Saturday night (March 4). Nielsen and Gammelgård, both from Denmark, are among the drivers participating in races celebrating International Women’s Day at The Meadowlands.
Big M’s Roll With Joe renamed in honor of Dave Brower
Fittingly, beginning with this year’s edition, the stakes event held at The Meadowlands will be renamed “The Dave Brower Memorial,” in honor of another standout from the world of harness racing.
Capt Jack Hanover cruises in conditioned pace at Bally’s Dover
Capt Jack Hanover won the $17,000 featured race of the night at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (March 2).
Alexa Skye completes Miami Valley three-peat with 1:49.4 mile
Alexa Skye completed a three-peat in the weekly Miami Valley Mares Open on Thursday (March 2) and she did it in style. The 6-year-old daughter of Somebeachsomewhere paced the second fastest mile by a female in the track’s 10-year history, missing the great Shartin N’s 1:49.3 Grand Circuit track record performance in 2018 by one-fifth of a second.
Engblom duo part of New Holland Series opener
The New Holland Series, Woodbine’s newest winter late-closer, is set to begin with a pair of first round trotting events on Monday (March 6) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Jack Pelling continues a steady, deliberate pace to success
Jack Pelling is in no great rush to be a top harness racing driver, but is certainly happy with where his deliberate pace has brought him at this point. Pelling, in just his fourth year of driving, has opened 2023 with wins in nearly 26 percent of his 62 starts at Freehold Raceway. Only Jim Marohn Jr. is higher, at 30 percent, and no other driver with 19 or more starts is better than 16.1 percent. His strong start follows a career year in which he won 111 races and earned more than $1.23 million in purses.
Unfiltered eyes repeat in Cal Expo Open
Unfiltered, fresh from a sparkling coast-to-coast victory at the head of the class, gets the top billing in Friday night’s (March 3) $8,000 Open Pace at Cal Expo.
Buffalo Raceway opens 2023 meet on Saturday
Buffalo Raceway will begin its 57-day, 2023 live harness racing season on Saturday (March 4) starting at 6 p.m. with a 13-race card on tap.
Illinois “Little Guy” came up big
Covering harness racing in Illinois for the last 50 years, I’ll admit there were plenty of times I silently rooted for the underdog to win a major race or the trainer of a small barn to come away with the big prize at the end of a racing season.