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Shawn Wiles, the Executive Director of Racing and Facilities at Monticello Raceway, has been recognized for his efforts on behalf of the United States Harness Writers Association, the sport’s leading media organization, by being voted USHWA’s Member of the Year in a polling of past winners of the award.

Kevin Switzer Jr. won four and Walter Case Jr. three, including the feature, giving the veteran reinsmen over half of the victories on Sunday’s (Dec. 3) soggy 12-race card at Cumberland Raceway.

Casey Leonard completed a driving sweep of Hawthorne’s Pop-Up series for ICF freshman horses Sunday night (Dec. 3) when he guided Lous Amazon and Mazin Blazin to victories in their respective events.

Rocknroll Runa A (Rock N Roll Heaven) won the local Open Pace for the third time this season when on Saturday (December 2) evening, the Larry Stalbaum trainee overcame post position eight to record the victory in the $15,000 feature.

Lexus Witha View A jumped up in the final strides to capture the $6,500 winners over feature at First Tracks Cumberland on Saturday, winning by a nose over betting favorite The Bird Dance N.

The second try to get a pair of the $20,000 Pop-Up series finals for ICF freshmen raced comes about Sunday night (Dec. 3) at Hawthorne after a cancellation a week ago.

Persistent rain and a sloppy track set the stage for racing at Batavia Downs on Saturday night but the inclement conditions didn’t prevent Ricky B Sharp from excelling in the $15,000 Open I Handicap trotting feature.

The veteran mare Racine Bell knows much about winning, and more specifically, winning while flashing blinding speed, which is precisely what she did in the featured $23,000 winners over for fillies and mares on the pace Saturday night at The Meadowlands.

Amateur driver Henry Beachy has been around horses for the better part of 40 years. He’s been back of the starting gate over 1,500 times and won a handful here and there over time.