In a Friday night (Feb. 20) fillies and mares Meadowlands feature that could have been billed as the “Battle of the Foreign-Breds”, the New Zealand-bred Raspalia N recorded her second win in as many North American tries for trainer Agostino Abbatiello in a $14,500 conditioned event on the pace.
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Sid the Kid goes for Open gold
Sid the Kid, named after NHL and Team Canada superstar Sidney Crosby, will chase gold on Sunday (Feb. 22) evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Meadowlands to bid on hosting Hambletonian in 2027
The Meadowlands, who will host the Hambletonian this year in August, is planning to submit a bid to be the host again in 2027 according to the Paulick Report.
Post-racing career instrumental in O’Donnell earning one of harness racing’s highest honors
There are multiple reasons Ontario’s harness racing industry should celebrate the fact Bill O’Donnell permanently deferred his spot in electricians’ school as a young man – not the least of which is the fact he is still alive.
Kleinhans, Sheridan win Yonkers NAADA trots
Peter Kleinhans and Yogi Sheridan delivered a pair of favorites to the winner’s circle in their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Feb. 19).
Peace Talks repeats in Rosecroft distaff
Peace Talks vaulted three-wide up the backstretch around failing cover and drew clear to a 3-1/4-length, 1:53.4 win — her second in as many starts this season — in Thursday’s (Feb. 19) co-featured $10,000 top-level distaff pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Hey Hey Mama wins Miami Valley feature
Hey Hey Mama took advantage of a short Open field and won the $36,000 featured Thursday night (Feb. 19) event for pacing mares at Miami Valley Raceway.
Muskateer Hanover wires Dover field
Muskateer Hanover fired his best shot and captured the $25,000 Open Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (Feb. 19).
Mid-Atlantic Drivers Club supports Donoway
The Mid-Atlantic Amateur Drivers Club (MAADC) donated their collective driver percentages from the Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 harness racing programs at Rosecroft Raceway to assist fellow horseman and Maryland-based driver Declan Donoway with medical expenses incurred as he undergoes treatment for cancer.
2025 SIP season in the books
The fourth season of the Standardbred Incentive Program (SIP), organized by the United States Trotting Association has once again showed growth, both in participation numbers and for the number of awards presented.