Why Not Now sustained a first-over push through the final half of a 1:48.2 mile to reel in El Rey and evade Moment Is Here in winning the $260,000 Progress Pace, for 3-year-old colts and geldings, on Wednesday (Nov. 22) at Bally’s Dover.
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Curtsyforpurrseco completes DSBF sweep
Jo Ann Looney-King’s Curtsyforpurrseco completed a clean sweep of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Bally’s Dover with a dominant 1:56.1 score in the $110,000 Ramona Hubbard, conducted Wednesday evening (Nov. 22).
PHHA donates to Tioga relief
The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association has donated $7,500 to the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association to aid the victims of the devastating fire at Tioga Downs on Nov. 9.
Keystone USHWA announces 2023 Pennsylvania award winners
Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association and a fully-participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, the industry’s leading media organization, to receive the group’s highest award, the Mary Lib Miller Award for outstanding contributions to harness racing, particularly in Pennsylvania.
Rick Flanders memorial race Friday at Plainridge Park
Rick Flanders was the starting judge at Plainridge Park for many years and an esteemed member of the New England harness racing community for decades. Mr. Flanders passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 3 and to honor him, a memorial race will be held at Plainridge on Friday afternoon (Nov. 24).
STA awards $100,000 in Fall Grants
The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has issued $100,000 in Fall Grant Awards to STA Accredited Aftercare Organizations that are actively transitioning Standardbreds into well-qualified homes. The combined total of all awards issued in 2023 was $200,000.
Grand Circuit season wraps up this week
The Grand Circuit returns to Dover Downs this Wednesday (Nov. 22) for the $260,000 Progress Pace final for 3-year-old open pacers.
Crystal Fashion seals the deal at Bally’s Dover
Crystal Fashion followed second-over cover and won the Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Nov. 21).
Trout Master reels in LG’s Jaxon, springs DSBF upset
After spending the first half mile at the back of the main body of the field, Trout Master circled three-wide into the far turn and reeled in 6-5 joint favorite LG’s Jaxon to spring a 17-1 upset in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series final for 2-year-old male trotters on Wednesday (Nov. 21) at Bally’s Dover.
Tuesday triple feature at Plainridge
Three $15,000 conditioned races topped the program at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 21) with solid mutuels being yielded in two of them.