Nijinsky will have the opportunity on Saturday to become the 11th horse in history to win both the North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace. His stablemate, Legendary Hanover, will be among the horses with the opportunity to stop him. Undefeated in six races this year, Nijinsky will head to the $650,000 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds at The Meadowlands as the 2-1 morning-line favorite.
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Historic Track receives $4,000 from Monticello-Goshen USHWA
On Saturday’s (July 6) card of Goshen Historic Track’s Grand Circuit meet the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association made its annual $4,000 donation to the world renowned harness racing track.
Tuggin On My Heart prevails in thrilling feature race photo finish at Aces
The feature race on the Tuesday night (July 9) program at Running Aces was the $15,500 Open Handicap Pace which drew a deeply talented field of nine competitors.
Track records fall at Big Rapids (Mich.)
The two-day meeting at the Mecosta County Free Fair, which took place Monday (July 8) and Tuesday (July 9), produced the fastest miles yet of the 2024 Michigan fair harness racing season and also saw decades-old track records broken on both gaits.
Little Instigator delivers knockout in Ocean series
Six days after her 1:59.2 maiden-breaking debut, Little Instigator found the winner’s circle again on Tuesday (July 9) at Ocean Downs with a 1:57.1 score in her $7,500 first-round division of the Bucky Gray Jr. Memorial Series, for 2-year-old pacers.
Trotting fillies kick-off rookie Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Two-year-old stakes season kicked-off at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Tuesday (July 9) with three $45,500 divisions of Indiana Sire Stakes for the trotting fillies highlighting the 13-race card. Despite heavy rain throughout the card, the trotting fillies flashed big-time performances in their first of of six rounds of sire stakes.
Dover In Motion crushes Oak Grove trotting record
The 5-year-old Dover Dan gelding Dover In Motion returned to Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (July 9) and put forth an exhibition in the $50,000 Open Trot, registering the fastest mile ever trotted over the track with an open-length win.
Swedish Starlet N sets new mark in Plainridge Park Open
After taking last week off, Swedish Starlet N returned with a vengeance to win for the eighth time this year after capturing the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature for fillies and mares in gate-to-wire fashion to take a new lifetime mark.
NYSS County Fair Series experiences successful start of season
The 2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series season got off to a successful start at Goshen Historic Track this past Friday (July 5), with 10 races featuring 2- and 3-year-old Standardbreds in front of a packed crowd, followed by Excelsior Series races on July 6-7.
Nijinsky widens his lead in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
After clinging to the No. 1 spot by a single point in last week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, Nijinsky widened his lead to 49 points in the Week 4 edition of the rankings released Tuesday.