The Red Mile will provide a 16-race card for Sunday Night Lights (Aug. 10) sponsored by Crawford Farms.
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Maximus Mearas S to miss rest of season
Maximus Mearas S, who finished seventh in the Hambletonian Stakes this past Saturday at The Meadowlands, will miss the remainder of the year because of an injury discovered this week, trainer Lucas Wallin said on Friday.
Aaron Hall wins five at Topsham Fair
Topsham, ME – Driver Aaron Hall deftly transitioned from sickbed to multiple winner’s circle sessions on Thursday (Aug. 7) as one of Maine’s top-rated pilots celebrated a clean bill of health with a five-win performance at the Topsham Fair.
Adamczyk, Lee win Yonkers NAADA trots
Andrew Adamczyk and Joe Lee both rallied to wins by scant margins in their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trots at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Aug. 7).
Bartlett wins six, favorites dominate NYSS at Batavia
Two $52,500 divisions of New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings went postward at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Aug. 7) evening and there were no surprises as to who won those events as chalk bettors all went home happy. And between stakes and overnight victories, Jason Bartlett won a total of six races on Thursday.
Longshot looks to continue recent success in Aldrich President’s Trot at Northfield
Northfield, OH – Following an injury in his 4-year-old season, it seemed a longshot that Longshot would make it back to the races, but with time, patience and resilience, the connections are starting to see the son of Long Tom looking like his old self heading into Saturday’s (Aug. 9) $100,000 Tom Aldrich President’s Trot at MGM Northfield Park.
Massive Speed survives squeaker at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s sophomore pacing sensation, Massive Speed, eked out his sixth straight victory at the Topsham Fair on Thursday (Aug. 7) afternoon, with two of his colleagues trying valiantly to defeat him.
Mother Mary dazzles with new Aces distaff record
Mother Mary stole the show at Running Aces on Thursday night (Aug. 7) with a sensational 5-1/2 length romp in 1:50.4 to become the fastest pacing mare ever at Running Aces.
Speed, repeat winners do well at Honesdale (Pa.)
The Pennsylvania fair harness racing circuit journeyed to the northeast corner of the state this Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 6-7) for two days of fair racing at the Wayne County Fair, where director of racing Jeff Firmstone and his board annually supplement the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes racing with a free-for-all event on each gait.
Miki And Minnie scores in Philly PASS
Sophomore pacing filly Miki And Minnie, just named No. 1 in the North American Top 10 polls, didn’t take long to show the talent that earned her that spot, winning the single third-round Pennsylvania Sire Stakes event held Thursday (Aug. 7) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.